City council president fined for unleashed dog
Miriam Paris, the city council president in Macon, Georgia, pleaded guilty and paid a $200 fine Thursday for failing to restrain her dog.
The charge stemmed from a May 9 incident in which a postal worker told police she had been chased by a dog she identified as belonging to Paris, according to Macon.com.
Paris was given a citation outside for failure to restrain her dog and resisting or interfering with an officer.
Paris pleaded guilty as part of a stipulated plea agreement because she wanted to put the episode behind her and move on, according to her lawyer. The resisting or interfering with an officer charge was dismissed.
“We’re really glad for it to be over,” Paris said, adding that she wants to get on with handling the city’s business. Paris apologized to her constituents for any “discomfort or disruption” that the incident caused.
Paris said she has a fenced yard and she didn’t see that the dog was loose when she went out to talk to her mail carrier that day.
Posted by jwoestendiek October 31st, 2009 under Muttsblog.
