Couple get 5 years in prison in fatal dog mauling of Michigan jogger
A man and his wife were sentenced to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for failing to control dogs who killed a cancer survivor as he jogged on a rural road.
Lapeer County Judge Nick Holowka said he couldn’t imagine a more “gruesome” death, although he also acknowledged that...
‘I’m so sorry’ Metamora Twp. couple apologizes, faces prison
Sebastiano Quagliata, 46, and Valbona Lucaj, 44, had a breakfast of ham, biscuits, oatmeal and fruit, with coffee, juice and milk at 7 a.m. Friday July 17 before getting in the back of a patrol car for the long ride to Washtenaw and Jackson counties.
Lucaj, said Lt. Duane...
Up to 15 years for couple in fatal dog mauling
Lapeer — After emotional impact statements from the family of a Livonia man who was mauled to death last July by two dogs, the animals' owners were both sentenced Tuesday to up to 15 years in prison.
It could have been much worse for Valbona Lucaj, 45, and Sebastiano Quagliata,...
Judge rules on evidence in mauling case
There will be at least one more court hearing before the Metamora Township couple accused of being responsible for the dog-mauling death of a Livonia jogger in front of their home last summer goes to trial.
Attorneys for Sebastiano Quagliata and Valbona Lucaj tried unsuccessfully, for the most part,...