NJ prosecutor won’t file charges against dog owner whose pit bulls killed 3-year-old boy: Report

New Jersey prosecutors have declined to criminally charge the owner of a pair of pit bulls that attacked and killed a 3-year-old boy in his backyard earlier this month and injured his mother. 

In a March 23 letter, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said investigators did not find "intentional, knowing, or reckless criminal conduct," on the part of the dog owner, NJ.com reported.  "In this case, based upon the information known at this time, it would appear as if no law has been violated. Thus, despite the well-intended demands for justice, no charges will presently be filed. Again, this decision is based upon the facts and evidence known to law enforcement at this time," she wrote. She said only a single incident of the dogs running loose was revealed. They were eventually returned to their owner, who will instead face a summons from the town of Carteret for having unregistered dogs.