The Final Ruling on Mickey the Pit Bull Phoenix Municipal Court Judge Deborah Griffith has ruled that Mickey, the pit bull that mauled 4-year-old Kevin Vicente earlier this year, will spend the rest of its life in a no-kill animal shelter that was opened in 2000 by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Dog walker charged for child endangerment when dog bites child. In Arizona, a dog bite can have major legal ramifications. When a dog bites a human, Arizona law immediately rules the owner or handler of the dog – both in civil law and criminal law - is legally responsible for injury, damage, and/or loss regardless of whether the person was negligent or reckless.