6-Year-Old Ohio Boy Was Allegedly Handcuffed and Mauled by a Pit Bull. What's Going to Happen to His Mother?

Mar. 15, 2025

Ashland County Sheriff’s Office (3)

The 6-year-old boy had allegedly been restrained with handcuffs binding his hands and feet when a pit bull attacked him.

Williams had been living in Michalski’s home with one of his relatives, per investigators.

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Before deputies arrived that Saturday evening, Michalski allegedly “left the house” with his dog, according to the sheriff’s office.

The three were arrested Monday, Aug. 19, according to their inmate rosters. Michalski’s pit bull was also taken into custody “to be housed as a vicious dog,” per the sheriff’s office.

Williams, Marvin-Brown and Michalski are incarcerated at Ashland County Jail on cash/ surety bonds set between $150,000 and $300,000, per their inmate rosters.

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source: people.com