Man Attacked Over Off-Leash Dogs Sparks Pasadena Police Investigation

Authorities in Pasadena are investigating a disturbing incident after a man reported being violently assaulted during a dispute over his off-leash dogs.

William Woods said he was walking along Arroyo Boulevard with his two dogs, Woof and Kibble, when a man with two young girls confronted him about the dogs not being on leashes. Woods claims he acknowledged the man’s concerns, but the encounter escalated.

“This guy starts yelling at me about how you gotta have your dog on a leash, it’s illegal not to, and I said thank you,” Woods told Eyewitness News. “Frankly, some f-bombs were tossed… Then he charged me. He picked me up and threw me.”

After being knocked to the ground, Woods says he got up and tried to take photos o

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