An Alabama woman was arrested Friday after a herd of dogs attacked and killed a government official investigating a dog attack earlier in the week, authorities said. The deadly attack happened when Jacqueline Summer Beard, an employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health, went to follow up on the alleged incident involving dogs belonging to Brandy Dowdy, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said. Dowdy’s dogs allegedly attacked a woman earlier last week. SOUTH CAROLINA MOM HAS BEEN MOTHERED BOTH HANDS AFTER SHE WAS MOVED BY 3 PITBALLS Beard’s body was found earlier Friday after lawmakers responded to calls from a suspicious vehicle on Crumpton Road outside Red Bay. Brandy Dowdy was arrested after the fatal attack and charged with manslaughter and dangerous dog. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) When lawmakers arrived on Crumpton Road, the sheriff’s office said they saw several dogs attacking residents, with one resident slightly injured. “Some of the dogs had to be euthanized immediately,” the sheriff’s office said. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Investigators have found that Beard was killed by the same “dangerous” herd of dogs she was investigating as she tried to contact the dog’s owner, authorities said. Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and dangerous dogs.
