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<\/a><\/p>\n(Beth Clifton collage)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n BAYTOWN, Texas;\u00a0 BROWNSTOWN, Indiana;\u00a0 TUCSON, Arizona<\/strong>\u2013\u2013Two pit bull attacks on infants and one on a 43-year-old man during the first four days of April 2025 raised the U.S. dog attack death toll for the year to 21,\u00a0 19 of them by pit bulls,\u00a0 one by two Cane Corsos,\u00a0 and one unwitnessed by dogs unknown.<\/p>\n To put that into context,\u00a0 total U.S. dog attacks in a full year did not exceed 14 until 2009.<\/p>\n The two fatal pit bull attacks on infants were the third in three weeks,\u00a0 following the March 14,\u00a0 2025 pit bull mauling death of six-month-old Ember Rene Southard in Alabaster,\u00a0 Alabama.<\/p>\n (See Three generations of pit bull advocacy culminate in death of a baby<\/a>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (Facebook photo)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A balloon release was scheduled for the evening of April 5,\u00a0 2025 in Baytown,\u00a0 Texas,\u00a0 and a candlelight vigil on April 9,\u00a0 2025,\u00a0 in remembrance of \u201cBaby Yomi,\u201d\u00a0 short for K\u2019yomi Kapri Temple,\u00a0 six-month-old daughter of Amaya Joi Sanchez,\u00a0 19,\u00a0 and Jakyren Tileigh Temple,\u00a0 22.<\/p>\n \u201cAt this time, no arrests have been made, and no charges have been filed , according to police. This case remains under investigation,\u201d\u00a0 reported Matt Hollis for the Baytown Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cJason Calder, \u00a0City of Baytown spokesman, \u00a0said a seizure warrant was issued at the scene that allowed Animal Control staff to take custody of the two pit bull mixed dogs\u201d found at the scene.<\/p>\n Said Calder,\u00a0 \u201cOne was identified as the attack animal, \u00a0and the other one was located in a kennel and did not appear to be involved.<\/p>\n (Facebook photos)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cCalder confirmed that both dogs are male pit bull mixes,\u201d\u00a0 Hollis continued.\u00a0 He said the dog responsible for the attack was a red-collared pit bull mix, \u00a0approximately one year old.\u201d<\/p>\n Added KPRC-2 reporter Corley Peel,\u00a0 \u201cOne neighbor, \u00a0who asked to remain anonymous, \u00a0said she called 911 after the baby\u2019s mother knocked on her door seeking help.<\/p>\n \u201cShe knocked on my door, baby in hand. Blood was everywhere,\u201d \u00a0the witness told Peel. \u00a0\u201cThe mother was just devastated.<\/p>\n \u201cThe baby had a wound on the top of the head, \u00a0and looked lifeless.\u00a0 Her color was not right. She was a grayish color,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The mother \u201cwas walking out, \u00a0and she handed her baby to the paramedics. \u00a0She thought her baby was alive.\u201d<\/p>\n Jakyren Tileigh Temple booking photos.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The father,\u00a0 Jakyren Tileigh Temple,\u00a0 covered his head with his hoodie as television cameras converged on the scene.<\/p>\n Galveston County Justice Court records show that Jakyren Tileigh Temple was on March 8,\u00a0 2023 evicted and assessed back rent plus court costs at a previous address.<\/p>\n On December 4,\u00a0 2023,\u00a0 Jakyren Tileigh Temple was booked for both \u201cRobbery with firearm\u201d and \u201ctheft from person.\u201d<\/p>\n On December 17,\u00a0 2024,\u00a0 a \u201cCapias warrant\u201d was issued for Jakyren Tileigh Temple,\u00a0 after he failed to appear in court three times.<\/p>\n (Beth Clifton collage from Facebook images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Facebook postings by Jakyren Tileigh Temple indicate meanwhile that he had become a Facebook friend or follower of many of notorious pit bull breeders,\u00a0 several of them convicted of dogfighting and related offenses.<\/p>\n Jakyren Tileigh Temple also expressed interest in breeding his own pit bull.\u00a0 \u00a0Neighbors indicated that he and Amaya Joi Sanchez had only recently acquired the pit bulls impounded after the death of K\u2019yomi Kapri Temple,\u00a0 but had others earlier.<\/p>\n K\u2019yomi Kapri Temple was fatally attacked 3.3 miles south of where four-year-old Dru\u00e9 Parker was killed by four pit bulls at his aunt\u2019s Baytown home on February 23,\u00a0 2022.<\/p>\n Dakota & Paitlyn Grove with baby Zaelynn Elizabeth Louise Grove.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Two days later,\u00a0 on April 3,\u00a0 2025,\u00a0 two-month-old Zaelynn Elizabeth Grove,\u00a0 daughter of Dakota Grove,\u00a0 22,\u00a0 and Paitlyn Elizabeth Dolan Grove,\u00a0 24,\u00a0 was killed by a pit bull shortly after noon.<\/p>\n Family acquaintances in social media postings said,\u00a0 \u201cThe dog lived at the house,\u201d\u00a0 belonged to the baby\u2019s grandfather,\u00a0 and \u201cwas locked up in a separate room from the baby.<\/p>\n \u201cThe baby\u2019s cry just triggered the female dog and she busted out,\u201d\u00a0 another acquaintance said.<\/p>\n Dakota & Paitlyn Grove,\u00a0 parents of Zaelynn Elizabeth Louise Grove.<\/strong><\/em> A much more detailed account posted under two different names indicated that the baby and other small children in the family were asleep while Paitlyn Grove worked in her kitchen.\u00a0 The baby awakened with a cry,\u00a0 the pit bull detonated as Paitlyn Grove responded,\u00a0 and the pit bull reached the baby first.<\/p>\n This was not a loose dog,\u00a0 but the Village of Brownstown,\u00a0 with barely 3,000 residents and a history of pit bull attacks, \u00a0as recently as March 20, \u00a02025 warned residents that \u201cThere has been an abundance of loose dogs running around Brownstown. We are working with animal control and the police to keep it under control.\u201d<\/p>\n Emergency Brownstown town council meetings in August 2018 and August 2024 voted to euthanize pit bulls due to repeated biting incidents and attacks on other dogs.<\/p>\n (Beth Clifton collage)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Between the two attacks on babies,\u00a0 Kevin Reguul,\u00a0 43,\u00a0 a native of Palau,\u00a0 on April 2,\u00a0 2025 died in Pima County,\u00a0 Arizona,\u00a0 from a mauling on March 30,\u00a0 2025 by dogs identified by neighbor Rosalinda Rodriguez as two pit bulls,\u00a0 two huskies,\u00a0 and a German shepherd.<\/p>\n Mary Coleman of KOLD television in Tucson reported that the dogs were officially identified by the Pima County Animal Care Center as three German shepherd mixes,\u00a0 a Labrador mix,\u00a0 and a St. Bernard mix,\u00a0 but the Pima County Animal Care Center has a history of allegedly mislabeling pit bulls to try to get them adopted.<\/p>\n (See $2.5 million hiring of \u201cshelter expert\u201d Kristin Hassen brings taxpayer lawsuit.)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n (Beth Clifton collage)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to a media release from the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department,\u00a0 \u201cOn Sunday, March 30, 2025, \u00a0deputies located 43-year-old Kevin Renguul lying in the roadway, suffering from severe injuries across his body. \u00a0Deputies immediately administered life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived on scene and assumed care. \u00a0Mr. Renguul was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n \u201cThe preliminary investigation revealed that Mr. Renguul was attacked by approximately five canines who had escaped from a nearby property. \u00a0The dogs were reportedly under the care of 60-year-old Martin Martinez, \u00a0who housed them on his property.<\/p>\n \u201cDetectives discovered that the canines had a history of being aggressive and had previously attacked a neighbor. \u00a0Following the initial investigation, \u00a0\u00a0Mr. Martinez was arrested and initially charged with felony endangerment and felony assault by a vicious animal.<\/p>\n Martin Martinez. (Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office photo)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAn additional charge of manslaughter has since been filed against Mr. Martinez. \u00a0He remains in custody. \u00a0An animal control officer from Pima Animal Care Center responded to the scene and took possession of all five canines involved in the incident,\u201d\u00a0 plus a mastiff mix,\u00a0 believed to have not been involved in the fatal attack.<\/p>\n Reported \u00a0Michael Cooper and Katherine Patterson of KOLD,\u00a0 \u201cAccording to court documents, Renguul needed 15 blood transfusions and went through two surgeries before passing away. \u00a0He had to be intubated and was hooked up to machines when his lung and kidney functions declined.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department said it had three previous reports of Martinez\u2019s dogs biting people,\u201d\u00a0 plus eight additional reports of people getting attacked by his animals.<\/p>\n \u201cIn some of the cases, \u00a0neighbors said their pets were killed or injured,\u201d\u00a0 Cooper and Patterson said.<\/p>\n Court documents indicate that Martinez has done prison time for multiple offenses,\u00a0 and was on probation when Renguul was killed.<\/p>\nMore pit bull fatalities in 93 days than total dog attack fatalities in any year before 2009<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cNo arrests,\u00a0 no charges\u201d<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cRed-collared pit bull mix\u201d<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFather covered his head,\u00a0 with reason<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFacebook friend of notorious pit bull breeders<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cBaby\u2019s cry triggered the female dog\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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(Facebook photos)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nVillage of Brownstone has history of pit bull attacks<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPlaying games with pit bull names<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPrevious attacks<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nManslaughter charge<\/h2>\n