Rochester Woman Accused of Knife Assault Over Dog Attack

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) – A Rochester woman has been accused of brandishing a knife and assaulting a man after her dog attacked his dog earlier this month.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court, Rochester police officers responded to reports of an assault around 10 PM on March 17. One of the responding officers spoke with a man, who stated that he was walking his dog back from a park when 63-year-old Debra Ann Pruitt lost control of her dog.

The court document says the victim told police that, after Pruitt’s dog rushed and attacked his dog, she came up to the dogs with a knife in her hand and tried to break up the fighting by stabbing at the victim’s dog. He indicated that he responded by pushing Pruitt away from his dog.

The complaint indicates the man told police that, at one point during the altercation, he pinned Pruitt to the ground in an attempt to take the knife away from her, and she allegedly stabbed at him with the knife and cut his hands. The court document says the officers observed cuts on the man’s hands and found a switchblade on the ground near where Pruitt was sitting.

The charges also say that an officer reviewed video recorded of the incident by a surveillance camera and what it depicted was consistent with the victim’s report.

Pruitt is charged with second-degree assault and misdemeanor assault. She was formally arraigned on the charges in Olmsted County Court on Friday and was released without bail.

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