Neighbor Breaks Knife Stabbing Pit Bulls Mauling Their Owner to Death | Crime Alert 1PM 10.15.25

A Texas man is killed by his own dogs as his neighbor breaks a knife trying to save him. A Missouri man who claimed innocence until the end is executed for killing a state trooper twenty years ago. Drew Nelson reports.

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Crime Alert hourly update breaking crime thews Now. I'm Drew Nelson,
a Texas man is killed by his own dogs as
his neighbor breaks a knife trying to save him. The
quiet street of Louisiana Avenue in Baycliff turned into a
scene of chaos Sunday evening when forty five year old
Jose Ariberto Padron Castillo, better known as Eddie, was attacked

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by his two pitpolls in his front yard. Deputies with
the Galveston County Sheriff's Office arrived around six thirty pm
to find one of the dogs still latched non to
Castillo's arm. To stop the attack and save the victim,
a deputy fired a single shot into the animal's chest,
forcing it to release him. Castillo was rushed to HCA
Houston clear Lake, but doctors later pronounced him dead. Both

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dogs were euthanized due to the severity of their injuries.
Neighbor Jesus Excontita said the screams were the first thing
he heard. He ran outside and saw the horrifying sight
his longtime neighbor on the ground, his own dogs mauling him.
Excontita spoke to K t RK, the.

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Dog gotten by the arm and he's crying for halp
Tina for help.

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Excantita says he grabbed a butcher knife and charged in
to fight off the dogs.

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Hit him across the face and he stopped completely. I
tried doing the same with the other dog. Boom sashed him,
cried him up, Boom sashed him again, and he's not
stopping still, sash him again, Sashim again, tried poking him
and the thing.

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Broke Escontita ran back for another blade. He said he
kept striking and stabbing the dogs to pull them off Castillo,
but one of them refused to release its grip. The
situation only ended when deputies got there.

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I saw the cop I ran back over here and
I waved the cog dog.

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Witnesses said the dog attack may have started when Castillo
tried to stop his dogs from chasing a golf cart.

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This is a horrible experience. I didn't think that was
going to be last summer.

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Dog Swoman the Galveston County Sheriff's Office confirmed that deputies
had received previous calls about aggressive dogs in the neighborhood.
Many residents said they often avoided walking near Castillo's home
because of the pit bulls. Still, Those who knew Castillo
said he cared for his animals and fed them well.
In the days following the attack. The community has come
together to support Castillo's family. A go fundme launched by

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a relative, Rosario Carbahalt, has raised twenty three hundred and
sixty seven dollars toward a ten thousand dollars goal to
help cover funeral costs. The fundraiser described Castillo as a
quote cherished father, son, brother, and friend, remembering him for
his quote warm spirit, infectious laugh, and unwavering kindness. It
says he leaves behind three daughters, a grandson, his mother,

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and six siblings. Castillo's death leaves neighbors shaken and mourning
a man they saw every day on his way to work.
The Sheriff's office says the incident remains under investigation. Deputies
emphasized that firing on the dog was a last resort.
More crime and justice news after this, A Missouri man

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who claimed his innocence to the end is executed for
killing a state trooper twenty years ago. Lance Shockley, aged
forty eight, put to death by lethal injection Tuesday night
at the prison in Bonteraire. The execution took place at
exactly six thirteen pm after the US Supreme Court rejected
his final appeal and Governor Mike keyho denied clemency. His

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final statement said quote, so you all have sorrow now,
but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
and no one will take your joy from you. Witnesses
said he mouthed the words to his daughters and friends
before lowering his head and taking several deep breaths. His
last meal was peanut butter, oatmeal, water, and two sports strings.
Prison officials said he spent the morning with his daughters

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and a friend. Keyhos said, quote, violence against those who
risk their lives every day to protect our communities will
never be tolerated. Missouri stands firmly with our men and
women in uniform. Shockley was convicted of ambushing Missouri State
Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl Dwayne Graham Junior in March of
two thousand and five. Prosecutors said Shockley hid near Graham's

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home in Van Buren and shot him with a rifle
and shotgun as the officer stepped out of his patrol car.
Graham had been investigating Shockley for leaving the scene of
a deadly crash months earlier that killed his friend. The
gunfire severed Graham's spinal cord, and he died in his driveway.
Investigator said bullet fragments from the scene matched two forty
three caliber rounds recovered on a property tied to Shockley.

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The murder weapons were never found, and Shockley's lawyer said
the case was built on circumstantial evidence. His attorneys sought
new DNA tests, claiming the results might clear him, but
courts ruled against it. Graham was thirty seven and had
served twelve years with the Highway Patrol. He was known
for his grin, his humor, and his devotion to his
young son, Hayden. The bridges over the Current River and

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Van Buren now bear his name, as does a stretch
of US Highway sixty in Stoddard County. Colonel Mike Turner
of the Missouri State Highway Patrol says, quote Tonight marks
the end of a twenty year long chapter for Dwayne's family, friends,
and fellow troopers. Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham, Junior Badge two
two twenty three will forever be a part of the

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Patrol's history. Shockley was the first person executed in Missouri
this year, in the one hundred and forty first since
nineteen thirty eight. His daughters said in a statement, quote,
prison has given our dad an opportunity to find Jesus
and space to restore his heart. His life, even behind
bars has been a ministry. Now through us, he will
continue to live out his divine calling. For the latest

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