Detroit Dog Owners Sentenced In Fatal Dog Mauling

DETROIT — A couple, who owned three dogs that mauled a man to death in Detroit last January, were sentenced Friday.

Harold Phillips, 35, a father of six, was attacked by three dogs in the West Chicago and Longacre area while walking home from a bus stop, according to police.

Phillips was taken to a nearby hospital where he was placed on life support. He died four days after the attack, according to police.

The three dogs involved in the attack were euthanized, according to police.

Roy Eric Goodman, 40, and Trevina Quiche Goodman, 38, were each charged with one count of owning a dangerous animal that caused someone's death.

Prosecutors said the couple's three dogs escaped an unsecured gate and attacked Phillips while he was walking home.

On Friday, a judge sentenced Roy to 30 months to 15 years in prison, and Trevina was sentenced to three years of probation.

Harold's wife, Shauntaye Phillips, told the judge she cries every day since her husband died.

"I never imagined having to watch him die so tragically - I'm just trying to do the best I can for my kids now, because it's so hard to grow without a parent," she said.