Kentucky State Police Officer Bruce Reeves said the case was still under investigation, but the dog’s owner could be facing a misdemeanor charge of harboring a vicious animal. The penalty is a fine and/or a mandatory order to spend so many days in jail.
“The dog has a history of violence,” Reeves explained. “It is on record that the dog bit a census worker last summer.”
According to Reeves, the Boxer mix even attacked a firefighter during search and rescue efforts to find Gillespie.
“The dog bit a firefighter while we were looking for her,” Reeves mentioned. “The dog should be euthanized in a few days.”
He added, under standard procedure, that officials have to wait a period of 10 days before euthanizing the animal.
Hardin County Animal Control removed the dog from its property on Webb Mill Road immediately after the incident.
KSP investigator Larry Walker learned after speaking with the dog’s owner, Howard Miller, that the animal was initially a stray and that it was not being fenced in at the residence. The home was located within a half mile from Gillespie’s residence.
“The family is very remorseful of what happened,” Reeves said. “Karen had went for a walk in the woods behind her house. She wanted to find remnants of an old schoolhouse. There was also a cemetery back there. She was looking for artifacts, and taking pictures of them.”
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