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Woman demands answers after deputies shot her dogs following false 911 call #shorts
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Leota Stout said she’s devastated and angry after deputies shot multiple dogs inside her home Monday morning following what authorities now believe was a false 911 call.
Stout said she had just dropped her grandson off at school Monday morning when she returned to find Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Madison Township Police and Obetz Police outside her home on South Hamilton Road.
“As soon as I walked around, they kicked the door in with guns on them, telling me to stay outside,” Stout said.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were asked to assist Madison Township and Obetz police after dispatchers received a 911 call claiming a woman had been shot inside the home and that a man was armed with a rifle.
When officers arrived and no one answered the door, they forced entry. Inside, FCSO Chief Deputy Marvin Hill said deputies were met by at least seven dogs.
“The officers had to respond to protect themselves,” Hill said. “While doing so, one dog was shot, the other one was injured and is now at the vet and the other one is deceased.”
Stout said she was begging law enforcement not to go inside.
“They should have listened to me and not killed my dogs,” she said. “They could have searched the rest of my house and let me get my dogs out of my bedroom like I was pleading, but they didn’t hear anything I said.”
Stout admitted her dogs can be protective.
“They protect my house, my grandkids,” Stout added. “My whole family can come over, but if a stranger walks in, yeah, they’re going to protect their home.”
One of the injured dogs is still undergoing treatment, but Stout says her focus now is on finding out who made the false call that triggered the police response.
“I’m scared, hurt, mad at the whole world right now,” she said. “I’m upset with the whole situation.”
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating. The person found responsible for the false 911 call could face felony charges.