Good evening.

The Animal Matters Hearing Board meeting of November 18th will now come to order.

Due to the serious nature of these cases, the proceedings are being recorded electronically.

Please turn off your cell phones and observe proper decorum.

Decisions are made based on the quality and credibility of the evidence and testimony offered, not the number of witnesses, all decisions of the board are final.

And may be reviewed only by the circuit court if an appeal is filed in accordance with the Maryland rules of procedure.

Please be mindful of the code of civility and refrain from any name-calling and offensive language.

Testimony would be limited to three minutes and relevant to the animal matters proceeding.

Christy Montgomery, Vice Chair.

William Johnson, board

member.

Dr.

Michelle Quigley, practicing veterinary and board member.

Karen Williams, board member.

Matthew Coacher.

Christine Gonzalez, board member.

James John Board member.

Linda

Price Clerk.

Madam Clerk, please call the first case.

Okay.

First item on our agenda tonight is citation 7552, Animal Control Services versus Glenn Fitzgerald Monk Jr.

Please raise your right hand.

Do you declare and affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to give is the truth?

I do.

Please state your name for the record.

Officer Myra

Taman badge number 533, Charles County Animal Control.

Whenever you're ready, Officer Payment.

On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, at approximately 1204 hours, I responded to the address of 5201 Flounder Court West, which is in Waldorf for the report of a canine attack.

Upon my arrival, I made contact with Mr.

Rudy Davis,

who

advised he was walking his two canines on leash at the corner of Flagfish Court in Flounder Court West when an adult male white and brown Pipble type canine ran off of its property and attacked his female, adult female

black

and brown Rottweiler type canine named Lady.

Mr.

Davis advised

the

attacking canine had grabbed onto Lady's neck and would not let go.

Mr.

Davis advised that he had to grab the canine by the throat and pin the dog to the ground in order to get the dog to let go of his canine.

Mr.

Davis did sustain injuries to his left bicep, right hand and right forearm from the attacking canine.

Exhibits one through four are videos provided to me by Mr.

Skip Acuavera of 5201 Flounder Court West.

Mr.

Davis was issued a subpoena on October 29th and is here to testify.

Please raise your right hand.

Do you declare and affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to give is the truth?

I do.

Please state your name for the record.

Rudy Davis.

Whenever it is.

So after that, uh I tussled with him to the ground.

I had to grab his neck so to basically choke him to get him off, and he finally let go.

Eventually, I was helped.

Um that was about it.

Any questions?

Yes, sir.