[nagdu] Man sentenced to probation, restitution for dog attack in Rochester, MN

[Bob Hicks]

Hi Ginger.  Thanks for keeping us posted on these important matters.  take 
care

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Bob Hicks
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:04 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Man sentenced to probation,restitution for dog attack in 
Rochester, MN


> Man sentenced to probation, restitution for dog attack in Rochester, MN
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> Jul 12, 2011,
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> By Matt Russell
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> The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
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> URL: http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1460176
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> The man found guilty of being responsible for a Siberian husky that 
> attacked
> and killed a service dog in April has been sentenced in Olmsted County
> District Court to one year probation, and to pay more than $10,000 in
> restitution.
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> Richard Ray Derr, 55, is not the owner of the dog that attacked the 
> poodle,
> but was with it at the time of the incident. Derr was convicted on July 6 
> of
> bodily harm caused to a service animal by a dog, a misdemeanor.
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> According to police reports, Derr was with the husky outside the Salvation
> Army in downtown Rochester on April 4 when the dog grabbed the poodle from
> the mobility scooter of a woman passing by.
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> The husky shook the poodle violently as Derr stood by, the report alleges.
> The poodle, named Tinkerbelle, died after being taken to an emergency
> veterinary clinic.
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> The husky, named Hannah, was declared dangerous by police after the
> incident. The dog was later euthanized, according to Sgt. Rob Miller.
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> Judge Robert Birnbaum ordered Derr to pay $10,625 in restitution.
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> Derr requested a separate hearing to challenge the restitution amount, to
> verify the out-of-pocket amount paid by the victim for a new service dog,
> and to seek an order setting restitution payments at $5 a month, which his
> public defender said is commensurate with his income.
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> The restitution hearing is scheduled for Aug. 8.
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> Birnbaum dismissed the other charge filed against Derr - great or
> substantial bodily harm caused by a dog.
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