Pit bull bites owner, deputies say

Deputies responded to a home early Wednesday morning following a report that a pit bull had bitten the hands of his owner.

Clayton Hillis, 31, of 24455 Duffield Road, arrived home and walked into his bed room when his dog, named Cage, attacked him and injured him, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Hillis was lying on the living room floor when authorities arrived. He had puncture marks on both of his hands, deputies said.

The victim said he did not provoke the dog in any way, according to the report.

Someone else inside the house helped free Hillis from the dog's grasp and he received minor injuries, deputies said.

The brown and white pit bull was contained inside a vehicle parked behind the house when authorities arrived, according to the report.

Hillis was taken to Brooksville Regional Hospital and Animal Control took possession of the dog, deputies said.