"We don't know what prompted the attack, but this dog obviously should not be around people."
A dog owner has been charged after his pit bull attacked a child in Hamilton, according to Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.
On April 6, a 5-year-old girl was attacked by the dog on Millikin Street in Hamilton, according to police.
Officials said she suffered a fractured jaw and several open wounds on her head and face.
The pit bull was recently labeled a dangerous dog by dog wardens after a separate attack on a child from September 2018, Jones said. The child is expected to make a full recovery but will require continued medical care, according to Jones.
Justin Iceman, 37, has been charged with failing to confine a dangerous dog and failure to notify the dog warden of the attack.
The dog has been upgraded from dangerous to a vicious dog and is scheduled to be euthanized, the sheriff said in a release.
"This little girl was minding her own business when this dog broke the leash and attacked her. I am glad that she is expected to be fine but fear this will have a lasting impression on her. We don't know what prompted the attack, but this dog obviously should not be around people, "Jones said.