'Animal control has no jurisdiction' after deadly dog attack near Coarsegold

COARSEGOLD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Sheriff Tyson Pogue confirmed that Madera County's carnal power has nary jurisdiction connected tribal spot onshore following the decease of an 18-year-old pistillate connected Monday - who died aft a canine onslaught connected tribal spot onshore successful an country not acold from Coarsegold.

According to the Madera County Sheriff's Office, astatine astir 3:30 p.m. deputies were dispatched to Road 417 adjacent Quartz Mountain Road aft a study of a canine mauling successful the area. Deputies arrived to find an 18-year-old pistillate who had been mauled by a battalion of dogs.

Sheriff Pogue says the incidental occurred connected tribal spot onshore and rules that power dogs wrong the jurisdiction of Madera County bash not use connected tribal spot land.

"According to Public Law 280, statutory ordinances similar the Madera County ordinances bash not apply," said Sheriff Pogue. "So ordinances specified arsenic leash law, gathering codes, and respective different codes bash not use connected tribal spot land."

Sheriff Pogue says the dogs were contained astatine the residence, which deputies accidental was astir 100 feet from the attack; deputies confirmed with the proprietor of the residence that the dogs belonged to him.

As deputies attempted to region the canines from the house, 2 of the 3 dogs determination escaped. Deputies accidental 1 of the dogs fled the country and the different was enactment down astatine the scene.

Deputies recovered the past canine connected Tuesday greeting and enactment that canine down arsenic well.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office says the probe into the incidental is ongoing, and detectives are moving with the Madera County District Attorney's Office to find if immoderate transgression charges are appropriate.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office is asking if anyone sees immoderate suspicious animals acting retired of the mean interaction their bureau instantly astatine 559-675-7700 - arsenic good arsenic the county's carnal power astatine 559-675-7891.