Authorities are investigating an incident in which a sanitation worker was bitten by a dog in Maben and required medical treatment.
Roy Wallace III of Columbus, an employee of Golden Triangle Waste Services, was bitten by the dog the morning of July 28 on Foster Street. He and Chief Deputy JC Smith of the Webster County Sheriff’s Department provided this information about the incident:
Wallace had gotten off a garbage truck that had pulled up to a house when the dog in question jumped a fence and ran toward him. He hopped back on the truck and the dog bit his left pants leg, but Wallace was able to shake it off. However, the dog followed the truck down the street and bit Wallace through his right pants leg just above the ankle.
“I felt blood running down my leg,” he said.
Wallace said they went to the police station, where his boss filed a report. Smith said Wallace was treated at North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora’s emergency room for puncture wounds.
Smith said the dog appeared to be a pit bull mix, which he and Wallace said was accompanied by another dog that did not attempt to bite Wallace. Smith said he understood there had been previous incidents with the dog being aggressive toward people, which is why the owner had fenced it in, but this was the first time it had bitten someone.
Per protocol from the state, Smith and Maben Police Chief William Ford said the dog was being quarantined for two weeks at a vet clinic in case of rabies. Ford said no charges have been filed in connection with the incident and that it is still under investigation. The town of Maben has no dog ordinance or leash law.
Webster 911 reports also show that a deputy was dispatched to the hospital around 5 p.m. July 23 for a dog bite in an apparently unrelated call.
