Dog owner charged with attempted murder after attack at NYC pizzeria

Kemberly Richardson has the latest on a pizzeria worker bitten multiple times by a pit bull during a dispute with his owner in Chelsea on Monday night.

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[MeliMeli]

I have neighbors who are similar in character to this owner of the dog. You cannot tell them when they are wrong about something even if it is said nicely and respectfully. They feel entitled to everything while you deserve nothing. You cannot even reason with people like that.

[PensLife]

Who TF walks around downtown NYC and INTO a pizzeria with a dog off leash?

[alanameriez]

Happy to know that the dog owner was charged.
My heart goes out to the victim. I wish him a speedy recovery and God' s blessings upon him.

[joey]

Finally, some justice! This guy should be put in jail for 15-20 years after this.

[dgtv_]

Hope the judicial system makes an example out of him, rightfully so! I’m tired of mindless idiots roaming around with their dogs causing harm, while making us responsible dog owners look bad and have to put up with the fallout from the actions of a select few.

[mbaez]

WOW. The DA's office actually got one right for a change.

[Mr]

Stupid people should not own aggressive dogs.

[breezystl]

This is exactly the type of person who SHOULDN'T own a Pitbull. 😑

[studywithdlove]

His life is over, just because he couldn't control his emotions over a freaking slice of pizza. What a loser.

[juanmarin]

I was attacked by an unleashed dog and called 911 for help, but NYPD didn’t do anything for me.

[greyeye]

The dog owner is more of an animal than the dog . After seeing his picture its not a surprise.

[chrisflounders]

It’s not racial profiling when it is ridiculously grossly statistically accurate.

[Tuber]

Prayers for Zack 🙏 O hope he recovers. This violence has to stop

[kakishisfriend]

Smh why are irresponsible dog owners usually owners of that breed. Who is selling them these dogs

[joeldriver-sprg]

Complete lack of impulse control and prone to violence. Same thing over and over.

[jrmint]

i'm seeing dogs everywhere where they don't belong, such self entitled dog owners everywhere. I almost tripped over a dog at Trader Joes...one of the busiest grocery stores in NYC. This is out of control. Glad to see the dog owner charged. This story is so sad...I hope he recovers well...

[plisskenationbackfromthede]

Wait so what happened? Lemme see if i got this right. Dude walked in with dog off leash. Ok. Mgr says take the dog out. They fight. Then dog attacks the mgr. This is where things get confusing. So he then told the dog he wouldnt feed him, and then the dog bit the owner? Im sorry that reporting was all over the place and not very good lol. I left with way more questions than answers. Not how news is supposed to work lol

[maxelldenomie]

Only drug dealers and other cowards have pits! Their egos...

[gearofwar]

pitbull + usual suspect = deadly combination

[jesseparker]

He should also be charged with wielding a dangerous weapon. It doesn't matter if he walked in armed with a gun, knife or a dog that's been trained to attack like this one seems to have been. He wouldn't be the 1st to use an animal as a weapon.