Man Whose Wife of 38 Years Was Mauled by Pit Bulls Blames Dogs’ Owner

Man Whose Wife of 38 Years Was Mauled by Pit Bulls Blames Dogs’ Owner
Ivan Pentchoukov
12/27/2017
Updated:
12/27/2017

A Kentucky man whose wife of 38 years was fatally mauled by two pit bulls on Christmas Eve is blaming the death of his loved one on the dogs’ owner.

“I’m sure he will see this,” John Saylor told WATE. “I hope he does. He’s responsible for my wife’s death.”
(WATE / screenshot)
(WATE / screenshot)
Saylor’s wife, 66-year-old Lorraine Brock Saylor, went out to feed her cats on Sunday but took longer than usual. Saylor went outside to check on her and was attacked by two pit bulls, Fox News reported.

Saylor fought the dogs off, went inside his home, grabbed a gun and came back outside. When he returned he found his wife’s lifeless body.

John Saylor and Lorraine Saylor (Screenshot via Facebook)
John Saylor and Lorraine Saylor (Screenshot via Facebook)

“She was weak and about 105 pounds,” Saylor said. “I said, ‘Oh God! Oh no! Please no!’ I checked her pulse just in case.”

Saylor ended up shooting one of the pit bulls while the other escaped. He suffered 20 bites during the fight and was taken to a hospital.

As he recovered at home, Saylor said he was heartbroken about his wife death and that he never thought she would die in such a tragic way.

“She was a kind-hearted woman,” Saylor said. “I remember the last time I kissed her on the forehead not knowing that would be my last kiss.”

Police identified Johnny Dale Lankford, 42, as the owner of the two pit bulls. Lankford was already at a local jailhouse at the time of the attack, facing charges including domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment.

Johnny Lankford (Bell County (Bell County Detention Center)
Johnny Lankford (Bell County (Bell County Detention Center)

Lankford now faces an additional charge of harboring a vicious animal.

Bell County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24, about someone’s brother and sister-in-law being attacked by dogs.

Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the location of the incident on Highway 66 in the Wiser Branch area in Arjay and “discovered a woman and her husband had been savagely attacked by two pit bulls,” Lex 18 reported citing a department press release.
Arjay, Kentucky, marked in red. (Screenshot via Google Maps)
Arjay, Kentucky, marked in red. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

Arjay is 160 miles southeast of Louisville.

Lorraine Brock Saylor suffered severe injuries and died at the scene, USA Today reported citing sheriff’s deputies.

“I'll never forget, as long as I live. I looked over toward the front porch and she was laying,” Saylor told Lex 18. “I screamed ’my baby, my baby.”

Police continued to search for the second dog until it returned home about 2 p.m. on Sunday. The dog was taken to Bell County Animal Control and was reportedly later put down.

“I seen the dogs before. They always had bloody ears. About 6, about 4 months ago,” Lankford’s uncle, Ulyess Lankford, told Lex 18. “They had bloody ears where they been fighting. There’s a lot of dogs like that in these hollers.”

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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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