Lake Tomahawk teacher severely injured in two-dog attack; owner later sentenced
A Beaver Local teacher was airlifted after a May 15 Lake Tomahawk attack involving two dogs described by local authorities as boxer mixes; later court proceedings produced a no-contest plea and probation conditions.
Incident summary
Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office-attributed reporting says Penny Brown was attacked by two dogs while walking in the Lake Tomahawk community on May 15, 2026. A Beaver Local school bus stopped and helped get Brown away from the dogs while EMS was contacted. The sheriff’s report described extensive injuries to her arms, the back of her head and her legs, including a broken arm, and she was flown by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Medical Center. The two dogs were described in the initial authority-attributed reporting as male boxer mixes. Later court reporting says owner Jill Brothers pleaded no contest to dog-control and quarantine charges, received suspended jail terms, fines, community service and four years of probation with an order barring companion dogs from her property. BiteDB records the later court outcome as a follow-up to the same incident, not as a separate attack.
Legal outcome
Morning Journal court reporting says Jill A. Brothers pleaded no contest and was found guilty on two counts each of violating Ohio dangerous/vicious/nuisance dog duties and quarantine-related duties. The judge imposed $1,200 in fines, suspended 60-day jail terms, 60 hours of community service and four years of probation, including an order that no companion dogs be kept on her property. One dog, Milo, was reported euthanized; the status of the other dog, Beau, was not known to local officials in the Aug. 27 follow-up. BiteDB records the adjudicated court result and does not extend it beyond the cited charges.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
A May 19 local report citing the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office and county dog warden says a school bus driver reported a woman attacked by two dogs at Lake Tomahawk, the bus helped remove her from danger, and the sheriff’s report documented extensive injuries including a broken arm. The dogs were described as two male boxer mixes.
Open source ↗Additional sources
- Woman pleads no contest to charges related to dog attackLocal court reporting / sentencing and victim recovery follow-up · 2026-08-27
- Appeal of vicious designation for second dog in attack droppedLocal court/animal-control follow-up · 2026-06-23
What BiteDB does not infer
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