State v. Ferguson

Reilly, Judge.

Defendant, Kenneth Ferguson, appeals a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of failing to confine or restrain a dangerous or vicious dog in violation of R.C. 955.22(D).

Testimony at defendant’s trial revealed that defendant owned two dogs, an American Pit Bull Terrier and a rottweiler, which defendant confined frequently in the patio area of his leased condominium. The patio was enclosed by a board fence and gate, both approximately six feet high; defendant relied solely on a chain looped over the gate post and the top of one or more boards of…