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Clifford Ransom Jr. wanted for shooting man, pit bull in South Side Easton
Thursday March 19, 2009, 12:34 AM
http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/easton_impact/2009/03/small_ransom.JPGClifford Ransom Jr., a 31-year-old man wanted for attempted murder, has a long, unhappy history with pit bulls and Easton police.
Back in 2000, he was charged with turning a pit bull loose on a city police officer investigating a domestic dispute.
That crime earned him a one- to two-year Northampton County Prison sentence and four years of probation.
Now, Ransom, no known address, is charged with fatally shooting a pit bull and trying to kill a man.
Poli
ce say he shot Jonathon Amato and the dog Tuesday night during an argument in the 1000 block of West Berwick Street in Easton. The dog died; Amato is expected to survive.
Ransom, who is considered armed and dangerous, left the house in an older model silver Pontiac Grand Am. He also faces aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and animal cruelty charges in the case.
Thursday March 19, 2009, 12:34 AM
http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/easton_impact/2009/03/small_ransom.JPGClifford Ransom Jr., a 31-year-old man wanted for attempted murder, has a long, unhappy history with pit bulls and Easton police.
Back in 2000, he was charged with turning a pit bull loose on a city police officer investigating a domestic dispute.
That crime earned him a one- to two-year Northampton County Prison sentence and four years of probation.
Now, Ransom, no known address, is charged with fatally shooting a pit bull and trying to kill a man.
Poli
ce say he shot Jonathon Amato and the dog Tuesday night during an argument in the 1000 block of West Berwick Street in Easton. The dog died; Amato is expected to survive.
Ransom, who is considered armed and dangerous, left the house in an older model silver Pontiac Grand Am. He also faces aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and animal cruelty charges in the case.