Man charged in dog attack
By STACY LANGLEYTribune Staff Writer
Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:59 AM EST
http://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2010/01/22/news/local_news/doc4b599e738901f784568802.txt
BAD AXE — A 37-year-old Harbor Beach man was arraigned earlier this week on two misdemeanor charges in connection with the August dog attack of a 2-year-old Sherman Township boy.
According to Trooper Brian McComb of the Michigan State Police post in Bad Axe, Randy M. Weiss appeared in Huron County District Court on Tuesday, where he was arraigned on misdemeanor charges of having an unlicensed dog and stray dog.
The charges stem from an Aug. 20, 2009, incident in which Luke Volmering, 2, sustained bites to his head, face and eye area.Volmering was feeding the family dog outdoors at his home, along Purdy Road, just west of Schock Road, when a stray dog, described as a German Shepherd/Labrador mix, wondered into the Volmering’s yard and attacked the boy.
Volmering, was taken to Harbor Beach Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries, and later was transported to Children’s Hospital in Detroit for further medical treatment.The day following the attack, the boy’s father, Richard Volmering, was at the Purdy Road home when he heard one of his other children scream.
He went outside and noticed the stray dog had returned and was being very aggressive.McComb reports Richard Volmering shot the dog. The dog was taken to a veterinarian in Harbor Beach and was later taken to Lansing to be tested for rabies. The results released to the Huron County Health Department indicated the 6-year-old German Shepherd/Labrador mix tested negative for rabies.A pretrial date for Weiss was set for Feb. 11. Bond in the case was set at $1,000/10 percent.
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