Converted School Bus Leads Cops To Stafford Dog Attack Suspect

STAFFORD, CT — A 32-year-old man who drives around in an old school bus painted black was charged on Friday in connection with a September dog attack in Stafford, according to a state police arrest warrant.

Casey Sullivan, 32, of Cheshire, was arrested after "a lengthy investigation," according to a warrant. He posted a $5,000 bond after being charged with possession of a vicious/barking dog and second-degree reckless endangerment and is due in Rockville Superior Court on Nov. 14, according to a warrant.

The attack took place at about 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 near 35 Diamond Ledge Road in Stafford, according to case records. State police became involved because the local animal control officer said the dog's owner — identified as Sullivan — was "uncooperative and had fled the scene" before state police and medical crews arrived.

The dog is described in a warrant as a gray pitbull and the victim as a 68-year-old woman. According a witness accounts outlined in a warrant, Sullivan's bus was parked at a nearby home and the dog darted across a road and bit the woman. Several bystanders — and Sullivan himself — had to pull the dog off the woman, according to a warrant.

The woman suffered a leg injury and was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital, according to a warrant.

State police tracked Sullivan down via Facebook when they, with the help of witnesses, matched a photo of the bus and the registration place to him, a warrant indicates. State police also found a photo of the dog on Facebook, according to a warrant.

Sullivan initially claimed the dog was not his, according to a warrant.

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