Verified incident record · 2025-12-07

Two hospitalized after reported pit bull attack at Lake Worth Beach hotel

Palm Beach County deputies found two victims with multiple dog-bite wounds after a Dec. 7, 2025 attack at the Sunny Palm Inn Hotel, according to CBS12 reporting on the sheriff’s investigation.

Nonfatal human biteBreed: Pit bullLake Worth Beach, FL

Date2025-12-07 · Time not reported

LocationSunny Palm Inn Hotel, Lake Worth Beach; exact street address not established in reviewed reporting

Victim(s)2 adult victims; names not fully established in the reviewed public report

Dogs involved1 dog owned by Jason Mastrangelo, according to witnesses and PBSO reporting relayed by CBS12

Injury severityNonfatal; two victims suffered multiple severe dog-bite wounds and were transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center

Breed attributionPit bullCBS12 reports that witnesses identified the dog to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators as a large pit bull. BiteDB attributes the breed to the witness/PBSO account and does not treat it as an independently verified genetic or veterinary identification.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

CBS12 reported from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office that deputies responded Dec. 7, 2025 to an ongoing dog attack at the Sunny Palm Inn Hotel in Lake Worth Beach. Deputies found two victims with multiple bite wounds and considerable pain; both were transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center because of injury severity. Witnesses identified the dog as a large pit bull owned by Jason Mastrangelo. Authorities reviewed hotel surveillance, and victims alleged that Mastrangelo assaulted one victim and either allowed or commanded the dog to attack. Mastrangelo was arrested in April 2026 and accused of two counts of aggravated battery involving a dog as a deadly weapon.

Legal-status note

Jason Mastrangelo was arrested April 23, 2026 and accused of two counts of aggravated battery involving use of a dog as a deadly weapon, according to CBS12. Arrest and charging allegations do not establish guilt. A public booking-data mirror also lists an April 23 Palm Beach County booking for Jason Michael Mastrangelo on an aggravated-battery charge; BiteDB uses that only as limited arrest-date corroboration, not as proof of the underlying allegations.

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↗Original source reportingThe BayNet — Waldorf dog-attack reportPublisher-hosted report; photographs and media remain with the publisher.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Man accused of using pit bull as deadly weapon in Lake Worth Beach leaving 2 hospitalizedCBS12/WPEC local reporting based on Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigation · Published 2026-04-24 · Accessed 2026-09-05

CBS12 reports that Palm Beach County deputies found two victims with multiple dog-bite wounds after a Dec. 7 attack at the Sunny Palm Inn Hotel. Both were hospitalized. Witnesses identified the dog as a large pit bull owned by Jason Mastrangelo, and investigators reviewed surveillance footage. The allegations that Mastrangelo intentionally used the dog as a weapon remain criminal allegations unless and until adjudicated.

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Additional sources

Jason Michael Mastrangelo — Palm Beach County booking record mirror — Public booking-data mirror citing Palm Beach County law-enforcement records; arrest-date/charge corroboration only · 2026-04-23

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.