{"id":48192,"date":"2026-04-13T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/48192\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:09:09","slug":"charges-filed-in-vicious-dog-attack-that-sent-woman-to-geneva-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/48192\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges filed in vicious dog attack that sent woman to Geneva hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">GENEVA, Ala. (WTVY) &#8211; A Geneva woman faces charges related to a vicious dog attack that sent another woman to the hospital last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Geneva Police Chief Pepper Mock said officers arrested 30-year-old Kenyatta Thompson on Sunday morning on a misdemeanor charge of failing to control her animals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Kenyatta Thompson\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RIVSXNOFUBCBDBL5HTUZRPQYT4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Kenyatta Thompson(Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Video footage obtained from a neighbor\u2019s Ring camera shows three dogs attacking Sheila Pate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI seriously thought I was fixing to die,\u201d Pate told WTVY News4 anchor Beyla Walker. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018God, please get these dogs off me. They\u2019re going to kill me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Despite Pate\u2019s concerns and injuries, Mock said investigators could charge Thompson only with a misdemeanor because the injuries, under Alabama law, did not rise to the level considered \u201cserious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He said Thompson made comments indicating that she was aware her dogs posed a threat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Geneva City Council members are discussing strengthening local ordinances after a public outcry following the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Geneva has ordinances banning stray dogs and requiring leashes, but enforcing them has been difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI believe if we impose a stiff enough fine, we can stop some of it,\u201d Mayor David Hayes said after a discussion. \u201cBut we\u2019re going to take it as far as we can go with it and push it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This story was updated to reflect additional information regarding on what officers based the charges. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. 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