Police-reported incident record · 2025-03-03

Three hospitalized after pit bull attack in Pleasanton, Texas; owner later charged

Pleasanton police said a pit bull bit a 22-year-old woman, her father and its owner on March 3, 2025; the owner was later arrested on two charges tied to the serious-injury attack.

Nonfatal · 3 bite victimsBreed: Pit bullPleasanton, TX

Date2025-03-03 · Approximately 4:30 p.m. CST

LocationNear South Smith Street and East White Street in Pleasanton; map point approximate

Victim(s)3 adults: a 22-year-old woman, her father, and dog owner Frank Escalante, 56

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severityThree hospitalized; 22-year-old woman bitten multiple times; her father bitten more than once and reported with a fractured shoulder; owner Frank Escalante suffered severe facial/body bite injuries and tissue loss from one leg with a prolonged hospital stay

Breed attributionPit bullPleasanton Police, as quoted in KSAT’s April 28 follow-up, described the dog as a pit bull. BiteDB records this as a police/media breed attribution, not an independent DNA or veterinary breed test.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Pleasanton police said a pit bull attacked three adults near South Smith Street and East White Street on March 3, 2025. A 22-year-old woman was bitten multiple times, her father was bitten while intervening and suffered a fractured shoulder, and owner Frank Escalante was mauled with severe facial/body injuries and tissue loss from one leg. Officers fired at the dog after less-lethal measures failed to stop the danger. All three victims were hospitalized.

Legal-status note

Pleasanton police said detectives obtained an arrest warrant for owner Frank Escalante while he remained hospitalized. After his release, Escalante surrendered April 28 and police said he was being booked into the Atascosa County Jail on two counts connected to the dog attack causing serious bodily injuries. BiteDB records these as charges/allegations and did not locate a final adjudication in the sources reviewed for this update.

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↗Primary incident reportingPleasanton man charged in connection with dog attack that injured himself, 2 others, police sayLinked source; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Pleasanton man charged in connection with dog attack that injured himself, 2 others, police sayKSAT local reporting citing Pleasanton Police Department’s later investigation and arrest announcement · Published 2025-04-28 · Accessed 2026-09-06

KSAT’s April 28 follow-up, citing Pleasanton Police, reported that the March 3 attack occurred at about 4:30 p.m. near South Smith Street and East White Street. Police said the pit bull first bit a 22-year-old woman multiple times, then bit her father more than once as he tried to help; the father suffered a fractured shoulder. Owner Frank Escalante, 56, was then mauled while intervening and suffered facial and bodily injuries plus missing tissue from one leg. The later police account clarifies an initial developing report that had described a woman and child among the callers/victims.

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Additional sources

3 injured in Pleasanton dog mauling incident, police say — KSAT contemporaneous initial police-response reporting · 2025-03-03
Pleasanton PD: 3 hospitalized in dog attack — KTSA local corroboration citing Pleasanton Police · 2025-03-04

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What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.