Woman allegedly sends dog to 'maul' women trying to get her to attend rehab – including her mom
The defendant's mother was "covered in blood" with "heavy bleeding from her head," police said. She also "had blood on her thigh and hand from the dog bites."
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An Indiana woman has been charged in relation to a dog attack that left two people injured last week.
Braquelle Lynn Rutherford, 22, stands accused of one count each of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, domestic battery, and battery over the incident just outside her home in Muncie last Friday, according to Delaware County Court Records.
Dispatchers received a 911 call about a domestic incident on May 25. An Eaton Police Department officer and two Delaware County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived on the scene and interviewed two victims — including Rutherford’s mother — suffering from dog bites, an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Law&Crime alleges.
Both were “separated and in their own vehicles waiting for medical assistance” when law enforcement arrived, the document says.
The defendant’s mother, Denise Rutherford, was “covered in blood” and had “heavy bleeding from her head,” according to the affidavit. She also “had blood on her thigh and hand from the dog bites.”
The second victim, Meghan Freytag, “had a hoodie on but complained of arm pain,” according to the affidavit. A sheriff’s deputy wrote that Freytag “had a laceration on her elbow and scratches on her arm.”
Both women were taken to a nearby hospital.
Braquelle Rutherford allegedly failed to train away the rescue dog’s behavior and referred to the animal as “very aggressive” and said it needed to be killed, the affidavit says. She added that “the rescue center keeps putting off coming to recover the dog.”
