SENECA — An arrest has been made in connection with last week’s pit bull attack on a Seneca Police Officer.

Officer Andy Caudill was bitten by the dog Sept. 30, while investigating a citizen’s complaint about a pair of dogs running through the neighborhood at Jones Avenue and Allen Street.

“Brandon Lee Simpson, 506 Hunter Street Apt. 24, has been charged with two counts of dangerous animal unconfined and two counts of failure to inoculate an animal, bringing this investigation to a close,” Seneca Police Chief John Covington said.

Officer Caudill was bitten by one of the pit bulls in the back of the leg. Chief Covington said. “He is doing fine, he still has a little soreness but he’s back to 100 percent.”

Another Seneca Police Officer shot one of the dogs as he responded to support Officer Caudill. The dog suffered a minor wound, described by an Animal Control Officer as a nick and is doing fine.

The other dog was shot at, but got away. Both pit bulls were captured after an Animal Control Officer set traps for them. The Oconee County Animal Control Unit took them both into custody.

“There is a leash law in Oconee County and it states that an animal must be maintained on an owners property at all times by whatever means necessary,” said Oconee County Animal Shelter Supervisor Jerry Zimmerman. “The fine for an animal running at large is a minimum fine of $262.50 and a maximum fine of $1,092.50.”