LISBON — The owner of the second dog accused of attacking and seriously injuring a woman on May 15 at Lake Tomahawk recently filed an appeal to challenge the vicious dog designation against her dog, Beau, with a hearing set for 2 p.m. June 15 in Columbiana County Municipal Court.

Laurel Brothers, Youngstown, filed the complaint through her attorneys Chris Amato and Frank Williams against the Columbiana County Dog Warden Heidi Wallace.

The complaint seeks a hearing in county Municipal Court to reverse the designation, claiming “the decision was arbitrary, capricious and unsupported by the evidence.”

The complaint claimed the designation was made “without clear and convincing evidence that the dog committed the act as defined by the statute.”

According to the filing, the designation classifying Beau, a 4-year-old mixed breed male, as vicious has potential consequences such as having to carry $100,000 liability insurance and the potential threat of impoundment/euthanasia. Besides a hearing to review the vicious dog designation, she wants a stay of the regulatory requirements, including seizure or euthanasia orders, pending final resolution of the appeal and a reversal and vacating of the designation.

Jill Brothers, the mother of Laurel, who resides on Tomahawk Drive, Negley, owned the other dog identified in the attack and filed a similar appeal, but dropped her challenge to the designation and had her dog, Milo, euthanized. According to county Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Weeda, the euthanization was confirmed.

At 4:13 p.m. Friday May 15, the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the East Palestine Police Department advising that a Beaver Local school bus driver reported a woman was attacked by dogs while walking in the area of Tomahawk Drive.

The school bus was able to stop and pick her up, taking her to another address while contacting an EMS crew. The sheriff’s office responded and the dog warden’s office was called and responded, with the two dogs described as male boxer mixes at the time.

The notice of vicious dog designation was received by Laurel Brothers on May 28, with her challenge filed on June 5, within the 10-day challenge period.

The victim of the dog attack, Penny Brown, was identified on social media as a Beaver Local teacher. The sheriff’s report described her injuries as extensive to her arms and the back of her head and to her legs. She was flown by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown for treatment.

The Columbiana County Board of Commissioners recently issued a proclamation honoring the bus driver, Amber May, for her heroism and courage in coming to help Brown. Weeda said video footage from the bus showed that both dogs were involved in the attack.

At the time of the incident, the sheriff’s office report said charges were pending against the dog owners, but nothing’s been filed yet.

Columbiana County Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino previously said the case for criminal charges is under review.