Florida Woman Killed In Dog Mauling; Owner Charged After Prior Complaints
A Florida woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls after midnight on May 19 while walking her small dog on Blue Bonnet Drive in Cocoa, Florida; the dogs' owner was arrested.[1]
The victim, identified as Jodi Cowan, was attacked after two pit bulls named Max and Mako escaped from owner Linda Cutler's yard and dragged her along the ground, deputies said.[1] She was left critically injured and died about four hours later at a trauma center.[1] Cutler has been arrested in connection with Cowan's death, and county animal services is holding the dogs for euthanasia.[1]
Brevard County Sheriff's Office records show at least 14 prior calls about Cutler's dogs since October 2024, including a prior bite that required medical treatment, and animal services had cited her before the fatal attack.[1]
Neighbors said the dogs had allegedly terrorized the neighborhood before the attack.[1]
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- The mauling occurred after midnight on May 19, 2026, on Blue Bonnet Drive in Cocoa, Florida, as Jodi Cowan walked her small dog.
- Two pit bulls named Max and Mako escaped from owner Linda Cutler’s yard, attacked Cowan, dragged her along the ground and left her critically injured; she died about four hours later at a trauma center.
- Brevard County Sheriff’s Office records show at least 14 prior calls about Cutler’s dogs since October 2024, including a previous bite that required medical treatment, and animal services had cited her before the fatal attack.
- Cutler has been arrested in connection with Cowan’s death, and county animal services is holding the dogs for euthanasia.
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