Defense lawyers appealed for leniency. They said the ineptness of San Antonio's animal control agency caused the fatal mauling of Ramon Najera Jr., 81.
A San Antonio couple who face up to 20 years in prison after their pit bulls killed an 81-year-old Air Force veteran demonstrated 'gross criminal negligence' and showed 'a complete and utter lack of remorse,' a prosecutor said in asking a judge to impose the maximum sentence. 'They didn't care about their neighbors,' assistant Bexar County District Attorney Raul Jordan said. 'They didn't care about public safety.
But Aristotelidis faulted animal control officials for not obtaining affidavits from previous victims, would he said would have prompted the city to take more aggressive action. 'That is a hole' in the prosecution case, Aristotelidis told the judge. ACS' weak response to the attacks preceding Najera's death led to 'disastrous consequences,' Aristotelidis said.
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