A Detroit couple was sentenced for the death of a man mauled by their three dogs. Roy Goodman was sentenced to prison while his wife, Trevina Goodman, received probation.
A Detroit couple was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest that their three dogs escaped and fatally mauled a 35-year-old father who was walking home from a bus stop. A judge ordered Roy Goodman to serve 2 1/2 to 15 years in prison, according to the Wayne County prosecutor's office. His wife, Trevina Goodman, was given three years of probation. Each pleaded no contest to possessing a dangerous animal causing death. Harold Phillips was attacked Jan.
29 after the dogs got out of an unsecured front gate of a home on Detroit's west side. The dogs were euthanized following the attack. Phillips died from his wounds at a hospital, leaving behind six children. His wife Shauntaye Phillips told the court Friday that the couple had been married 10 years. 'I never imagined having to watch him die so, so tragically,' Phillips said. 'I'm just trying to do the best I can for my kids, now. This entire year — birthdays, Christmas — it's been really hard
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