A dog-owner has been arrested on suspicion of biting a jogger who pepper-sprayed her pet pooch at a San Francisco Bay Area park.
Alma Cadwalader, 19, was arrested on Friday - a day after the attack where she allegedly accosted the the runner, who is believed to be an ER nurse, at around 10:25am at the Anthony Chabot Regional Park.
According to the MailOnline, Cadwalader was accompanied by two pets during the outing, possibly a Rottweiler mix and a medium-to-large dog.
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The incident occurred when the female jogger claims that she attempted to defend herself from an attacking dog when she sprayed it with pepper-spray.
The dog's owner, Cadwalader, then allegedly confronted the runner, tackling and punching her before sinking her teeth into her arm, leaving her with 'significant wounds', said the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department.
LieutenantTerrence Cotcher told local station KTVU: "She was accosted by the dog, the dogs may have attempted to bite her.
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"She tried to defend herself. She pepper-sprayed one dog and obviously pepper-spray kind of goes everywhere; I think both dogs were affected by the pepper spray.
"The two women went to the ground and the victim was subsequently bit by the suspect in the forearm."
BuzzFeed News reported that due to the wounds the woman suffered, police called on the public to help locate the suspect, posting pictures the victim had taken of her walking away with the dogs, as well as of the bloody bite mark.
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The day after, Alma was booked on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury, false imprisonment with violence and robbery for reportedly nabbing the jogger's pepper spray.
In an updated post, Parks Officer wrote: "On 01/04/19, a warrant was issued by an Alameda County Judge and an arrest was made by East Bay Regional Park District Police Officers.
"East Bay Regional Park District Police Investigators interviewed the suspect at Police Headquarters and she was subsequently booked for the associated charges at Santa Rita Jail. There are no other outstanding suspects involved in this incident."
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Cadwalader's mother - who KTVU says hung up the phone when she was contacted on Friday - brought both dogs to police headquarters.
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