A woman was mauled to death by two dogs Thursday in the Pickaway County village of Ashville as those around her watched and screamed for help.
Jo Echelbarger, 73, was taken to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where she died shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday.
Echelbarger lived in a condominium complex in the 600 block of Kildow Court on the village's north side, and she was gardening when two dogs broke loose from a nearby home and began attacking people, according to witnesses and a family member.
Their dogs Echo and Apollo attacked and killed 73-year-old Jo Ann Echelbarger back in October.
The dogs were running loose at the time of the attack.
Prosecutors had argued during the trial in February that the dogs were dangerous and their owners were negligent. Police had testified that the front door of the Witherses' home did not close or lock properly, allowing the dogs to get out.
Adam Edward Withers, 35, and his mother, Susan Ann Withers, 61, both of Ashville, have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, a third-degree felony.
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Adam Edward Withers, 35, and his mother, Susan Ann Withers, 61, both of Ashville, have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, a third-degree felony.
Update: https://www.circlevilleherald.com/community/adam-and-susan-withers-found-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter/article_aee33e12-ea7d-11ef-94c9-637cf8605081.html
Adam and Susan Withers found guilty of involuntary manslaughter