MARYLAND BRIEFING
MARYLAND BRIEFING
Thursday, October 12, 2006; Page B02
FREDERICK COUNTY
Pit Bull Identified as Attacker of Horse
The owner of a miniature horse foal mauled by at least two dogs has identified a pit bull captured by authorities Tuesday as one that attacked several horses on her farm near Frederick.
|
|
Karin Walden, the owner, said four animals were injured in the attack early Tuesday. Dot, a 5-month-old foal, suffered puncture wounds to three of her legs and lacerations to her forehead and underbelly. Walden said yesterday that Dot was "on the verge of recovery" and that she had been battling a high fever. The injuries to the other three horses were not life-threatening.
Walden said she saw one of her horses panicking on a video monitor about 12:30 a.m. and went to the stall to see what was happening. One dog ran away, and the pit bull charged at Walden, she said. She froze in fear, she said, and the dog ran past her.
The day of the attack, Frederick County animal control authorities captured two pit bulls. Walden said she later identified one as an attacker. The other dog that attacked her horses appeared to be a collie mix and is at large.
Frederick County's animal control director, Harold Domer, said no one had claimed the pit bull. If the dog is not claimed after five days, it will become county property and could be deemed potentially dangerous and euthanized. If identified, the dog's owner could be required to pay the foal's veterinary bills, Domer said.
-- Nelson Hernandez
TRANSPORTATION
Man Charged in E-Mail Threats to BWI
A Baltimore area man was charged yesterday with e-mailing two bomb threats to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said.
No one was evacuated from the airport, and no flights were delayed.
According to Maryland Transportation Authority police, George F. Spicka, 59, of Woodlawn sent two threatening e-mails to airport officials about 7:45 a.m. yesterday. He tried to conceal his identity by using an anonymous mailer and called himself George Orwell, they said.
Police identified Spicka with the help of a computer investigation, and he was arrested yesterday afternoon at his home, said Cpl. Jonathan Green, a Transportation Authority Police spokesman.
The threats did not specify a date, Green said. He said police and airport officials "followed standard protocols" in deciding not to interrupt operations at BWI.
The charges against Spicka include telephone misuse, making false statements and interfering with security procedures. Federal prosecutors will decide whether federal charges are warranted, police said.
-- Associated Press
