Jamestown Woman Charged After Pit Bull Allegedly Attacked 5 People

Mariah Bermel told police her pit bull was a service dog and she wanted to shoot the dog so it would stop biting people

JAMESTOWN, ND — A Jamestown woman is facing charges after police say her dog attacked people five times since last September.

22-year-old Mariah Bermel is charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, keeping a dangerous dog and failing to vaccinate it for rabies.

Bermel told police her pit bull was a service dog and she wanted to shoot the dog so it would stop biting people.

Jamestown police alerted the public last Friday after the dog attacked and seriously injured someone.

It’s not clear what has happened to the dog.