ROCKPORT, Texas — A second person was arrested Thursday in connection with a dog fatally mauling a man in Rockport on Tuesday.
Aransas County Sheriff Bill Mills said Mario Alberto Mendoza Pena, who also lives in Aransas County, was arrested in Hidalgo, in the Rio Grande Valley, and is scheduled to be extradited back to his jurisdiction.
Guadalupe Carreon was booked into Aransas County Jail just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Mendoza Pena and Carreon both face charges of attack by dog resulting in death.
Judge Ray Garza told 3NEWS that the dogs that are suspected of mauling the man to death in Rockport have all been found.
There were three adult dogs and two puppies involved, Garza said. They are all in the custody of animal care.
Garza said that he ordered everyone at the county animal care services center to not say anything about the investigation. That on the advice of the Aransas County Sheriff Bill Mills, who is worried about the criminal investigation being tainted.
It was early Tuesday morning when 40-year-old Lewis Flores was attacked by the pack of dogs while walking down Monkey Rd. on the outskirts of Rockport, Mills said. A sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot one of the dogs and the rest ran away.
Adrian Arispe was the man who made the call to police about the dog attack. He called around 5 a.m. Tuesday after hearing Flores screaming for help on nearby Monkey Road, the street behind Arispe's home.
"He's just laying there a face down, naked, all torn up like a shark ate him. He had his shoes, socks, shirt ripped," he said.
Cheryl Sczech is an avid runner. She and her husband have been vacationing in Rockport for a number of years. The story of Flore's death not only shocked her but was running through her mind Wednesday morning when she encountered a Pitbull.
"I went out for my run this morning and I just got out of the RV park and I look to my left and here is a Pitbull type dog running at me, and I was like oh my goodness are you kidding me and so I just stopped and yelled at him stomped my feet," she said.
Sczech said animal care services were very friendly and helpful when she called them about her Pitbull incident. She says they advised her to get an air gun to scare off any animals in the future.
"It sounds like sometimes their hands are tied. She said next time if you can get a picture, she said your safety first, but if you can get a picture of the dog showing that he is not on his property than that, helps them to actually issue a citation," she said.
Garza spoke with Mills, who said they are close to wrapping up the criminal investigation into the dog attack in Aransas County.
A GoFundMe has been for Flores has been set up to help with funeral expenses. To donate, click here.
Digital director Ana Tamez contributed to this story.
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