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Mr XXXXXX

I am the grandmother of John Harvard I have been watching all media on all
that has happened let me say I have heard so many stories but the important
one’s are what Bradley has told .

He says he was at a friends house and John had come to get him passing by
the neighbors home about and hour before the attack, John was roaming the
neighborhood for about and hour after he got back with his dad he had played
outside got muddy changed his clothes and returned outside John was alone
all this time he had been to the neighbors on the other side to the right
side from his house Ms. Kay’s home asking to play with his friend who was
gone.

John started back home to his yard where the dog had attacked him near the
front porch and then drug him 20 feet towards the dog’s home..Bradley and
John were not playing with the dog together!

Bradley say’s he came down the yard towards his home on his bike when he saw
what looked like a dog shaking a redheaded rag doll then as he got closer he
could hear John screaming and crying he yelled at the dog kicked at the dog
to get him off John, the dog looked up at Bradley and glowed at him and went
back to eating John’s face he said, Bradley ran into the house yelling for
his dad who was in the back bedroom in bed Bradley said he kicked the
bedroom door open yelling John’s being killed! .

Bradley also said the dog had tried to bite John a few days before as they
were getting into the truck waiting on there dad , Bradley told his dad
Jeremy the dog tried to bite John’s leg! Jeremy the father didn’t address
this with the owner? When I spoke to Jeremy he Siad “I thought it was there
white dog” “so he didn’t do anything?”

The relative of Ms. Kay’s said that a few days before John was killed the
Pit Bull was out a few days prior and was growing at him and was coming
towards him , He was told by the owner of the dog “to stand still don’t
move” and the owner called the dog back to him. This woman Mrs. Kay’s she
had spoke at the city’s first meeting after John died , she has refused to
allow anyone to speak to this person? Her relative? Son?

I hope that this help’s you to see that this dog was out before, No one
called about the dog, I was also told that the 911 call was by the dog owner
saying Jeremy shot John , but after John was taken to the hospital quickly
the dog owners brought the dog in Cleaned John’s blood off their dog ! took
care of the wounds from the gun shot’s to the dog ? Why? Since John’s death
there have been several dog showing up near the home where John was killed
the police and Pell City animal shelter has refused to respond?

The news was contacted several times about the stories’s told and they
refused to fix the information? Or even speak to the Mother of John with out
Jeremy as they are divorced and she was in California when John was killed!
She spoke to John that morning saying he want’s her to come get him.

These parents have had a long time issues with DHS and I know and have proof
when Jemery worked for the city he was not an upstanding employee but has
always been excepted by this town he was stealing from the city of Pell
city, and Riverside I had so many video’s and pictures of the theft and
destruction of city property (computers containing pron) that was given to
the police

but because he had so many people backing him in your town my daughter was
singled out to be the bad parent and worse Bradley was aware of this too!
Going to scrap yards, burning evidence in his back yard with the dad .

I have been so worried about Bradley as has been through so much , from DHS,
foster care ,to his father’s family, to the shelter, taken from his mom!
Because the fear and weakness of his mother to fight for her kids, these
kids are hurting and now this it’s unreal the death of John and his brother
having to see the attack couldn’t stop it and ride in the car watching John
dyeing on his dads lap and at the hospital seeing him code and be shocked it
is unbearable how his life will end up! This is a out reach for other
children, elderly and all citizens to be protected by at least a leash law
in your town. I have been contacted by so many people all over the US people
who love these dog’s to people who hate these dog’s there are so many
everywhere that are raising them to still fight, buffing them with creatine
to build the body masses and yes some people are feeding them gun powder? I
don’t know why? I do know that there are several Pit Bull’s/ pit bull mixes
that are killing mostly the people that raise I do know that there are
several Pit Bull’s/ pit bull mixes that are killing mostly the people that
raise them? Them? As well as other breeds that are killing people,

My concern is the Pit Bull has the ability to lock there jaws, to go for the
ultimate kill and don’t stop till there prey is dead this is my concern I
don’t want anyone else to suffer the tragic loss that we have endured by a
dog attack,

If a crib kills due to malfunctions and child’s car seat fails in a car
wreck and kill’s a child they recall them, so a dog that kills? Some are
still living, some get caged for life, only a few get the recall and get put
down and I am glad this dog was put to sleep to save even the children and
grandchildren of this owner,

My other question is this dog came from a litter of at least 9-13 puppies
are the other puppies from this litter vicious killers? And the parents of
the dog? Are they too reproducing more puppies? Where are the other puppies
from this litter? I seen the same age Pit Bull’s on craig list in Pell city,
and areas near your town for sale? I said what I wanted to say I hope that
you at least think about implementing a leash law maybe it would of saved
John Harvard and it wasn’t in place so he’s dead, but it might save others?

Sincerely Yours, Teri Johnson Ms. Johnson,

First and foremost, I am so sorry for your loss. I cannot begin to even
image what your Family is going through.
Your Family is in our prayers, especially for John’s brother who witnessed
this tragedy.

Since the first news report, I have been skeptical of how accurate the facts
were.
At first it was reported that John played with this dog on a daily basis.
Now Jeremy is saying that he never knew the dog existed, that the owner must
had been hiding the dog.
They reported that this happened in Kenny Womack’s district 5.
I visited the location of the tragedy and it is in my district not Kenny’s.
Only a small technical fact, but inaccurate reporting, by the media.

When I inquired about the resignation of Jeremy from our city Water
Department, I was not given details.
I was informed that he was given the choice to resign or be fired and if he
was fired, other government agencies might become involved.
We have had a few scandals in the past with our Water Department employees,
and we did not need media attention again.

Here are some facts, that I am sure of…
The Riverside police has been called to Jeremy’s residence since John’s
death. (Domestic dispute)
Animal Control Officer had to set traps to try and catch a dog, that was a
nuisance to the neighborhood, that we later found belonged to Jeremy.
He had apparently moved away & abandoned his own dog after John’s death.
The Animal Shelter of Pell City Inc (ASPCI) is only a is only a company that
contracts with St Clair County and other local municipalities, to manage
impounded animals that either an Animal Control Officer (ACO) has brought to
them or an animal that a citizen has surrendered to them.
ASPCI does not pickup animals, they are only manage the facility where
impounded animals are taken.

Now, to what the City Council & Mayor is doing.
I have been busy researching dog ordinances from all over the country.
I have been putting together an ordinance of not only a leash law, but a law
that will allow us to identify a dangerous dog, before it bites, injures, or
kills.
This is not an easy process. We must identify the known consequences and
attempt to identify unknown consequences as well as any loopholes that
someone may discover after the law is passed.
I submitted a draft version of such a leash law to the City Council and
Mayor at last Tuesdays meeting.
The Mayor is working on his own version also.

The local newspaper,(the Daily Home) has filed charges against us, claiming
we violated the Open Meetings Act by having private discussion between each
other without having a quorum at a public meeting when we were hiring our
new City Clerk.
So now, we can only discuss things with each other when there are 4 of us
present and in a public meeting.
The newspaper has slowed down our ability to get things done.

We have a scheduled work session Tuesday night. This is our next chance to
work on this leash law.

As for your last question, I do not have an answer.
My research has given me quite an education on dog attacks.
I want to assure you that this leash law/ dangerous dog ordinance is our TOP
priority .

I appreciate your taking the time to contact me.
I wish we could get the news to tell the REAL version with accurate facts.

You family is on our prayers,
XXX XXXXX
Riverside City Council
District 3.

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