Ryan Francis Chase v. State

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

According to Ryan Chase, when he and his wife were walking their two dogs, two of his neighbor’s dogs “escaped from their backyard on the other side of the street and attacked the foursome.” During the encounter, Chase’s wife managed to get away with one of their dogs, but the neighbor’s dogs continued to attack Chase and the remaining dog. Eventually, Chase was able to separate his dog from the neighbor’s dogs and take his dog home. Once Chase returned home, he grabbed a rope and a knife and then returned to the scene. Upon his return, he tied up one of the…