Overview
- Autumn Billings was taken into custody in Lake Worth around 3 a.m. Wednesday on a felony charge of attack by dog causing serious bodily injury.
- Her boyfriend, 51-year-old Rhimmain Little, was arrested on a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon, according to police.
- The pit bull was earlier secured at the Lake Worth Animal Shelter after Little voluntarily surrendered it, and the police chief said it may need to be euthanized if rehabilitation is not possible.
- Victim Christina Pate has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home after surgery for a broken arm and multiple bite wounds.
- Police said officers briefly interacted with the suspect at the dog park without realizing her involvement before rushing to aid the victim, and an anonymous tip helped lead to the arrests.