PANAMA CITY — A felony manslaughter charge has been leveled against the man jailed last week after two large dogs escaped from his control and mauled a small child to death.
Tyler Jett, 7, died Sunday afternoon in the pediatric intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Children’s’ Hospital in Pensacola. He was attacked by two bulldogs in his front yard Tuesday afternoon.
Edward Daniels Jr. has been charged several times since the attack; first with possession of marijuana, and then with tampering with evidence for allegedly washing blood from the dog’s face when it returned home after the attack. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the manslaughter charge Monday.
Katy Phillips, Jett’s step-mother, declined to comment on the charges Tuesday. The family hosted a candle light vigil at their home Monday night.
“Generally speaking, there are two ways to go about a dog attack case,” said Greg Wilson, felony chief for the State Attorney’s Office.
Florida has a dangerous dog law that makes the owner of a dog that has already been declared dangerous guilty of a felony if the dog is involved in an unprovoked attack that kills or serious injuries another human.
Tyler Jett, 7, died Sunday afternoon in the pediatric intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Children’s’ Hospital in Pensacola. He was attacked by two bulldogs in his front yard Tuesday afternoon.
Edward Daniels Jr. has been charged several times since the attack; first with possession of marijuana, and then with tampering with evidence for allegedly washing blood from the dog’s face when it returned home after the attack. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the manslaughter charge Monday.
Katy Phillips, Jett’s step-mother, declined to comment on the charges Tuesday. The family hosted a candle light vigil at their home Monday night.
“Generally speaking, there are two ways to go about a dog attack case,” said Greg Wilson, felony chief for the State Attorney’s Office.
Florida has a dangerous dog law that makes the owner of a dog that has already been declared dangerous guilty of a felony if the dog is involved in an unprovoked attack that kills or serious injuries another human.
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