Verified incident record · 2025-11-09

Lawrence County civil judgment documents 2025 Doberman bite and permanent scarring

A 2026 default judgment records a Nov. 9, 2025 dog attack that injured Lessy Moody; the broader judgment also covered separate firearm-related conduct.

Moderate / permanent scarring reportedDoberman PinscherLawrence County, AL

Date2025-11-09

LocationPrivate residential property / neighboring property; exact address not published in the source reviewed

Victim(s)1 adult woman (Lessy Moody)

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severityModerate / permanent scarring reported

Breed attributionDoberman PinscherBreed identified in civil-court reporting based on the lawsuit and default-judgment record

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

A Lawrence County civil case says a Doberman Pinscher released from a neighboring residence attacked Lessy Moody on Nov. 9, 2025, biting her right leg and causing injury, severe pain and permanent scarring. In an August 2026 default judgment, Circuit Judge Callie C. LeMealayen found the defendants had prior knowledge of the dog’s aggressive tendencies and awarded damages arising from the dog attack and a separate pattern of firearm-related conduct. BiteDB records the bite incident and later civil outcome separately from the unrelated gunfire allegations and does not treat the full $495,000 judgment as dog-bite damages alone.

Legal-status note

A Lawrence County circuit judge entered a default judgment in August 2026. The reported $495,000 total includes damages tied to both the dog-attack dispute and separate firearm/intimidation conduct, so BiteDB does not attribute the entire total to the bite incident.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Lawrence County Neighbors Ordered to Pay $495K After Doberman Attack, Intimidating GunfireLocal television reporting from civil-court records and sheriff/animal-control response · Published/record date 2026-08-25

WAFF, citing the Lawrence County civil case and final default judgment: the dog bit Lessy Moody on the right leg, causing physical injury, severe pain and permanent scarring; the court found the owners had prior knowledge of aggressive tendencies. The overall $495,000 judgment also covered separate firearm/intimidation conduct.

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Data-quality notes

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.