A woman, 73, was killed by vicious dogs in her condominium complex in Ashville. Other people and dogs were also attacked. The dogs had a history of violence, including killing dogs previously.
Woman Killed
Ashville, OH – A woman died after being attacked by dogs in her condominium complex on Thursday. Police received the 911 call at 3:11 pm. Jo Echelbarger, 73, was outside when two dogs escaped a home and started attacking people, according to witnesses. First responders were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Kildow Court, part of The Reserve at Ashton Village. Echelbarger was transported to Grant Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 4:00 pm.
Ashville Village administrator Bert Cline said the attack was “kind of a shock to the system,” adding that dog attacks in the complex are uncommon. He was told that legal action to remove the dogs had been filed in Pickaway County two weeks ago. Cline did not know the details. But a woman named Kimberlee told a private group, “I was attacked by the dog that killed my neighbor last October 26, 2023 2:36 pm. That day forever changed me and sent my life into a downward spiral of PTSD hell.”
She publicly discussed the attack on her Facebook page last year. “To date the dog owner failed to meet his requirements … to date dog was evicted by HOA and have ignored the 14 day notice … to date the HOA and the Pickaway Co. Dog Warden want to play a game of tug-o-war over who is responsible for removing the dog.” Her puppy “Nemo” was also attacked. “Had he not been with me when I was attacked, I would have been Apollo’s casualty that day. I can never unsee the attack on my sweet boy.”
Kimberlee refers to the dog owner as “Adam,” and says she was “Apollo’s” third human victim and that Nemo was Apollo’s third dog casualty.
In the recent attack, a woman who witnessed it wrote on Nextdoor: “I heard the screaming and ran down to see the dogs on top of her.” She said police shot one of the dogs five times, but it still retreated into a home. Police had to enter to verify the dog was dead. The second dog also attacked people before it was killed. Shift Capt. Jeff Rosencrance of Harrison Township said that fire and EMS had responded to the same set of condos at least three times in the past year for animal attacks.
Rosencrance did not know if the multiple calls involved the same dog owner or the same dogs. But the dogs that attacked Echelbarger reside on Kildow Court, Rosencrance said. He described the victim’s injuries in the recent attack as “a vicious and gruesome attack.” Audio dispatch logs from Pickaway County Police and Fire, published by Broadcastify, state on October 17 at 3:13 pm: “You’ve got an active dog attack. 645 Kildow Court. Caller is advising the dog is attacking a male and his dog.”
The local paper, The Scioto Post, published details on Facebook yesterday. “According to reports, two aggressive pit bulls were in the area of Kildow Court where at least one of the dogs attacked a person causing serious injuries.” An officer “was forced to use lethal force to protect himself and others in the area.” The second pit bull was described as brown. “Within a few minutes, there was a second report of a brown pit bull in the area of Ashville Middle School, where it was attacking another dog.”
“Apollo” is a tan male pit bull, owned by Adam Withers. He also owns “Echo,” a brown and white male pit bull, potentially of the XL variety. Yesterday, Withers accused a person of shooting “innocent dogs inside private property.” He also said, “My neighbor is dead.” Some commenters chimed in, “I hope they put you in jail” and “Your dog killed another dog and an old lady.” His Facebook page is loaded with pit bull and bully breed memes. It’s unclear if Withers has any interests beyond pit bull breeds.
The suspected fatally attacking dogs, two male pit bull terriers, Apollo and Echo.
A woman, 73, was killed by vicious pit bulls in the Ashton Village condominium complex.
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