HOUSTON – **EDITOR’S NOTE: While blurred, the photos depicted in this story are still quite graphic. Viewer’s discretion is advised.**
A lawsuit is in the works after a sanitation employee was attacked by dogs while picking up trash in front of a home in northeast Houston.
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A sanitation employee, Fred Drain, 58, suffered serious injuries back in April while working at a home over on Dripping Lane, near Fulton and Tidwell roads.
“I‘m just trying to fight for my like the best way I know how,” Drain said.
According to the employee’s attorney, Maverick Ray, that’s when two dogs reportedly ran from the backyard and attacked him. One of the dogs, did the lion’s share of the attacking, and Ray said that pitbull has a history.
“This is the seventh time, that this specific dog has been reported to have attacked someone,” Ray said.
BARC has cited the dogs owner with misdemeanor violations, but does not know where the dog is now and lacks the authority to enter private property and seize someone’s animal.
So now, the Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division, has picked up the case.
Photos shared by his attorney also paint a graphic image of the injuries he suffered to his left eye and left thigh, as well as his right leg.
Drain, who received more than two dozen stitches remains off the job and scared of even his friends’ dogs, he said. Drain’s attorney, Maverick Ray, said he is seeking justice for his client, and urges other attack victims to come forward.
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