Detroit Couple Charged In Fatal Dog Mauling: Prosecutors

DETROIT — A Detroit couple is facing charges in connection with a fatal dog mauling, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

Harold Phillips, 35, a father of six, died in a hospital days after he was mauled by three dogs on Longacre Street near West Chicago in Detroit in January, according to prosecutors.

Roy Eric Goodman, 40, and Trevina Quiche Goodman, 38, were each charged with one count of owning a dangerous animal that caused someone's death.

Roy was placed in jail with a $25,000 bond. Trevina was not immediately arraigned and will be at a later date, according to prosecutors.

Their next court date is scheduled for Wednesday, March, 1.

Prosecutors said the couple's three dogs escaped an unsecured gate and attacked Phillips while he was walking home on Jan. 29 in the area of West Chicago and Longacre. Phillips was taken to a nearby hospital where he died on Feb. 2, according to prosecutors.

Officials euthanized the three dogs that attacked Phillips, according to prosecutors.

"This is heartbreaking," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. "I just do not understand why we continue to see unleashed and unsecured dangerous dogs running loose and killing our citizenry. With pet ownership comes responsibility, pure and simple. I do not see what is hard to understand about that."