Police shoot pit bull, arrest owner in Bozeman

BOZEMAN (AP) — Police in Bozeman shot a pit bull terrier and arrested its owner after being called to a mobile home amid a party.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle (http://tinyurl.com/kz69gor) reports 36-year-old Adam Lavern Brannon was arrested for disorderly conduct after officers said he directed racial slurs and obscenities at neighbors he believed responsible for calling police about the party.

Police say Brannon's dog charged an officer who was approaching the mobile home Saturday night, seeking to get the attention of somebody inside the structure.

Deputy Chief Rich McLane says the officer who shot the dog attempted to use verbal commands to stop the animal, to no avail.

McLane says the officer had ultimately no choice but to shoot the dog.

But he says the incident will be reviewed by the department.