A deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office was forced to use his agency-issued Taser on a violent pit bull after the dog bit three people Tuesday afternoon in Palm Coast, according to a report.
The deputy responded to a home along Princess Luise Lane in reference to an animal bite. Two people had already suffered dog bites by the time the deputy arrived to the home.
Thelma Rose, 62, and a child had locked themselves inside a bathroom because they were scared of the dog.
The father, Lloyd Rose, 71, was inside the home attempting to secure the dog.
As the deputy was coming up with a plan to go inside and secure the dog, he heard screaming coming from the front of the home.
The deputy walked around the front of the house and found a Lloyd Rose holding the pit bull. The dog was "actively biting (the man's arm) as he was trying to restrain it by the collar," the report states.
The deputy then deployed his Taser, successfully striking the dog and allowing the man to get away.
As Lloyd Rose walked toward the house, the dog was able to get back up and walk toward him. The deputy deployed the Taser again, striking the dog.
Georgia Rose, 36, suffered injuries to both wrists. Thelma Rose had injuries on hear head and left write. Lloyd Rose had injuries to both wrists, the report states.
They were all taken to Florida Hospital Flagler with non-life-threatening injuries.
Georgia Rose told deputies that the pit bull was locked inside a bedroom. The dog eventually chewed its way through the door and attacked Rose, the report states. At that time, Thelma Rose tried to help, and the dog attacked her, too.
Palm Coast Animal Control arrived to the scene and secured the dog without another attack. The dog was later euthanized, the report states.
On Monday, a commander with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office was attacked as he jogged along Matanzas Woods Parkway, in Palm Coast.
Cmdr. Steve Cole, a 20-year veteran with the agency, suffered two bite wounds.