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Friends can't fathom former Brigham City man involved in pot grow, dogfighting

Last updated Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 5:36am

BRIGHAM CITY — A father and son killed in a triple homicide last week in Idaho are former Brigham City residents, say several people who knew the pair.

Brent L. “Bird Dog” Christensen, 61, his son Trent Jon Christensen, 32, and Yavette Chivon Carter, 27, were found shot to death Friday in a home near Holbrook, just north of the Utah border, that also contained a marijuana grow and pit bull-breeding operation.

Carter was Trent Christensen’s girlfriend.

Authorities have said Carter’s 2-month-old daughter was found under her arm and that she was apparently protecting the infant when she died. In addition, her 2-year-old daughter was also found unharmed. Both children have been turned over to one of the grandmothers.

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A compound filled with approximately 64 pitbull dogs, male, female, young and old were kept near starvaton and used for fighting at the home of Brent L. Christensen. Christensen, 62, his son Trent Jon Christensen, 32, and the son’s girlfriend Yavette Chivon Carter, 27, were found killed Friday afternoon inside the house on their remote ranch one mile west of Holbrook in western Oneida County. Pocatello Animal Control, Oneida County Animal Control, Humane Society and other volunteers helped to identify, tag and transport the animals to Boise. (Doug Lindley/Idaho State Journal)

Pit bulls removed from Idaho home

Contributed, Idaho State Journal

Last updated Monday, April 8, 2013 - 5:11pm

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64 Pitbulls were removed from a home where a triple homicide happened last friday in Holbrook, Idaho near the Utah Border (Photo courtesy of the Idaho State Journal)

Pit bulls removed from site of Idaho triple murder

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 8, 2013 - 5:23pm

HOLBROOK, Idaho -- Authorities have removed and shipped more than 60 pit-bulls from the scene of a triple slaying in southeast Idaho's Oneida County.

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Pit bull ransacks stranger's S. Ogden house, forces euthanization of cat

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11:52pm

SOUTH OGDEN — Police are unsure who owns a pit bull that ran into a house Saturday and mauled a cat so badly it had to be euthanized.

Cat owners say their 13-year-old tabby Milo lost its teeth and several back claws, then bled severely throughout the room where it was attacked around 12:30 p.m., before he could be separated from the dog.

A veterinarian could not save the cat, and Milo had to be euthanized.

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Toddler killed in attack by 2 pit bulls

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 3:07pm

WALWORTH, Wis. -- Authorities say a young boy has died after he was attacked by a couple of pit bulls in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Provo officer serving drug warrant shoots pit bull

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 9:28am

PROVO — Provo police say a pit bull was shot in the shoulder by an officer trying to serve a drug search warrant.

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Man fends off pit bull attack with ax

Cody Bloomsburg Lewiston Tribune

Last updated Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 6:53am

LEWISTON, Idaho -- Robert Clark had to choose between a cellphone, an ax or a chain saw when a pit bull charged him Monday.

He went with two out of three - calling police with the phone and fending off the dog with the ax.

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(ERIN HOOLEY) Sandra Leavitt works at EnableUtah in Ogden with her service dog, Nikki. Leavitt has epilepsy and 4-year-old Nikki can detect when she may be having a seizure and call for help. She is also trained to roll Leavitt over to keep her breathing if she ends up in an awkward position.

A pit bull, also a service dog, can help owner if she has seizures

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:48pm

OGDEN — Sometimes in a story about someone being saved, it’s unclear who saved whom.

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Ogden Police Officers investigate the scene where an unleashed pitbull mix was shot and killed by two Ogden officers responding to an unrelated investigation in Ogden on Saturday.

Police kill 'aggressive' pit bull in Ogden

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 7:18am

OGDEN -- A pit bull dog approaching three Ogden police officers in an "aggressive manner" was shot as many as three times and killed Saturday.

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Taylorsville leaders decline pit bull ban proposal

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 21, 2011 - 5:24pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- Officials in Taylorsville are turning down a citizen's request to ban pit bulls in town, although they say they'll look to strengthen a vicious animals ordinance.

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3 dogs killed, man hurt after Millcreek attack

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 10:21am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A man is injured and three pit bulls are dead after a bloody dog attack in a Millcreek-area parking lot earlier this week.

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Morgan changes rule banning pit bulls

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 21, 2011 - 11:16pm

MORGAN -- The Morgan County Council has voted to change breed-specific language in its animal control code.

"It doesn't take any teeth out of our ordinance for things such as dog bites," said Morgan County Attorney Jann Farris. "It takes away breed-specific rules we have for pit bulls."

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Man fights Morgan County rule outlawing pit bulls

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 10:43pm

MORGAN -- When Morgan resident Braydon Deru got a dog from the Davis Animal Shelter, he didn't think a Morgan County animal control officer would come knocking on his door, telling him he had to get rid of it.

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Michigan pit bull ban is shelved

Detroit Free Press

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:00am

DETROIT -- A legislative attempt to eventually ban pit bull ownership in Michigan has been leashed.

Democratic state Rep. Tim Bledsoe introduced the legislation to make it illegal to own a pit bull after a 10-year phase out.

But the chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee in the state House, Republican state Rep. Hugh Crawford, said he's not planning to move on the bill, effectively shelving it.

"I don't think it's a dog problem, I think it's a people problem," Crawford said. "And I don't think the state needs to be in the business of being canine police."

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