ATTACK BY DOG ARREST – JOSE LOPEZ

April 21, 2022

El Paso, Texas – On Monday, April 18, 2022, at about 6:54 a.m. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the 15000 block of Colonia Tierra, in El Paso County, Texas, in reference to three aggressive dog attack. Deputies learned a child had been seriously injured and hospitalized. Through the course of the investigation, the owner of the dogs, Jose Lopez, 29-year-old was determined to be responsible.

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, Lopez was taken into custody for an Attack by Dog Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. At the time of his arrest, he was found to be in possession of a controlled substance. Lopez was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $100,000 bond for the Attack by Dog offense and a $1,000 bond for Possession of Controlled Substance PG 2 <1G. The canines were removed from the residence by the El Paso County Animal Welfare Department.