An O.C. woman is accused of using a vicious dog to attack a child

Jessica Lynn Gallegosparrilla, a 32-year-old woman, was charged on Thursday with using a “vicious dog” to attack a child in Fountain Valley.

Gallegosparrilla was charged with mayhem, child abuse and endangerment and assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies. The criminal complaint alleges the deadly weapon was a “vicious dog.”

Gallegosparrilla was accused of attacking the child on June 1, and she was arrested on Tuesday.

She is being held on $100,000 bail.

The criminal complaint does not disclose the relationship, if any, between Gallegosparrilla and the child who was injured.

Gallegosparrilla pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in a jail courtroom in Santa Ana and will return to court on June 16 for a pretrial hearing at the West Justice Center in Westminster.

The Fountain Valley Police Department and the prosecutors have not provided any additional information to the media.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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