Texas couple sentenced to prison after pit bulls killed 81-year-old man

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Texas couple sentenced to prison after pit bulls ******* 81-year-old man

A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after

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last year, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said.

********** Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Feb. 24, 2023, mauling near their San Antonio home.

Ramon Najera, 81, was ******* and his wife, Juanita Najera, was injured in the *******.

The dogs

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as they were running errands nearby, officials said.

“What happened to Mr. Najera was an unspeakable horror,” 226th District Court Judge Velia J. Meza said before imposing the sentence.

Firefighters who arrived on the scene saw a bloodied man being dragged around a corner by dogs, and the firefighters had to use pickaxes to fend off the animals, the city’s ***** chief said at the time.

The three dogs involved in the ******* or off their property at the time were euthanized, Animal Care Services said at the time of the *******.

The district attorney’s office said Moreno and Schnieder were criminally negligent by not providing adequate fencing and allowing the animals to roam free.

Juanita Najera told the court Friday that she has post-traumatic stress disorder, courtroom video broadcast by

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“I would never have imagined I’d be calling myself a widow at this time in my life, and in this tragic way,” she said. “PTSD is now something I will have to deal with the rest of my life. Extreme loneliness and emptiness will also be a part of my life.”

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Firefighters defend themselves from a dog that was involved in a deadly dog ******* in San Antonio, last year.

“You both took a big part of my life away,” she said, putting her hand to her mouth and sobbing. “You took my better half away.”

There had been previous complaints about loose and aggressive dogs from that home, officials said at the time of the *******.

Moreno and Schnieder pleaded guilty Aug. 30 to ******* by dog resulting in ******.

“This unfortunate tragedy was preventable. The defendants’ ******** to act responsibly and secure their pit bulls resulted in injuries and the loss of a life,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales 

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A dog that was involved in a deadly dog ******* in San Antonio, last year.

Attorneys listed as representing Moreno and Schnieder did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment after business hours Friday evening.

If paroled, Moreno and Schnieder are prohibited from owning or possessing dogs.

“Mr. Moreno, Ms. Schnieder, this is about responsible dog ownership,” the judge said. “It involves not only taking care of your dog, but ensuring the safety of the people in our neighborhoods, in our communities.”

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