Prison for dog owner: Man gets 15 years to life for fatal pit bull attack

LOS ANGELES -- The owner of four pits bulls that killed a woman in Littlerock, Calif., last year was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday, KTLA-TV reported.

Alex Donald Jackson, of Littlerock, was convicted of second-degree murder in August following the death of 63-year-old Pamela Devitt.

Devitt, of  Palmdale, Calif., was out for a walk on May 9, 2013, when she was attacked and killed by the four pit bulls owned by Jackson.

A passing motorist witnessed the attack and tried to scare the dogs by honking, but the pit bulls didn’t leave until a responding Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was able to chase them away.

Devitt suffered 150 to 200 puncture wounds in the attack and died from loss of blood while being transported to the hospital, KTLA-TV said.

Dogs owned by Jackson were the subject of four previous dog attack reports since 2006, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The previous reports were one of several reasons why L.A. County prosecutors decided to file charges against Jackson, officials said in May 2013.

Alex Donald (Photo credit: Los Angeles Times)