his name is carlyle arnold. he is 29 years old. he was arrested at the scene of that dog attack for an outstanding warrant for violating an order of protection. investigators say he owned the dog that viciously mauled a 9- year-old girl playing in the backyard of an elmont home where arnold is a second floor tenant. is a photograph taken with a dog with a caption that reads the beast. the dog was shot and killed after it lunged at a nassau police officer responding who came to the child's rescue. it happened around 10:30 sunday morning. the girl was playing in the yard with two other children at the time of the attack. what lead up to the incident, what if anything might have provoked the dog is not known. to be clear, carlyle arnold has not been charged in connection with that incident. it does not appear that he can or will be charged. he was arraigned and ordered held on a $10,000 bail on an unrelated violation of a court order. it was revealed in court that he has a number of prior arrests in virginia and unspecified felony cha

police arrested carlyle arnold at the scene of yesterday's attack for violating an order of protection, an officer shot and killed the dog after it mauled the child as she played with her friend in the backyard in elmont. that girl later died at the hospital. >>> two americans have been killed at a police training facility in jordan. investigators say a jordanian police captain opened fire on trainers at the compound outside before being shot dead. jordan is one of the u.s.'s closest allies in the middle east. the u.s. staff worked on upgrading police all over the region. >>> a man with a machete at a bronx laundromat walked in. jose august augilar, someone is trying to stop him, throwing items at him as he forced open a locked cabinet and stole money from the register and took off. no one was hurt. >>> university of missouri's president just resigned. following student protests over race on campus. after months of protest, tim wolf is stepping down. black student groups and faculty say wolf continually ignored a climate of hate on campus. it escalated over the weekend when dozens of f

. >> reporter: the dog's owner is 29-year-old carlyle arnold, arrested at the scene on an outstanding warrant, but eyewitness news has learned authorities are now considering criminal charges in this case. on arnold's facebook page is this photograph with a caption that reads the beast. neighbors we spoke with said the dog seemed aggressive. >> if he's aware that you're passing by he will bark. he will bark very aggressively. he'll be angry. >> reporter: a family friend said amiyah was afraid of the dog. >> she's afraid of the dog when she goes there. so if the child is always afraid of the dog, you know? that says something. >> to has been arrested on an outstanding unrelated warrant but again, this investigation is not over and prosecutors have not ruled out criminal charges in this case. live tonight in elmont, long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> such a heartbreaking story. >>> still to come on eyewitness news, lee with his accuweather forecast and he says some rain, it's in there. he'll time it for the girl scout meeting... for the soccer team... for the girl

. >> the dog's owner, carlyle arnold, was arrested and charged with an unrelated crime. >>> this morning fire investigators will be back at scene of a suspicious fire that destroyed a house in queens. here's a look at incredible viewer video of the fire on 112th street last night. neighbor's say it started with a loud boom then huge flames. the fire began in a house that was under construction and spread to two homes. only one of the homes was occupied that family ran for safety. >> went up quickly. in a few minutes it started taking the other buildings. it was horrendous. i never seen something like this in my life. >> reporter: since the home where the fire began was under construction, firefighters say the flamed burned hotter and spread faster. >>> 5:04. time for a check of weather and traffic on the fours. chris, it's going to be an every-other-day kind of week. >> on again, off again with the rain. nothing we can't handle. >> okay. >> no big storms. not seen in a while where we get rain, a break, rain again. today is the dry day. tomorrow a wet day. another round of rain on thursda

the owner of the pit bull is 29- year-old carlyle arnold, arrested on an outstanding warrant but he could face charges in this case. she was playing in her friend's backyard when the pit bull attacked her. the dog was shot and killed when it lunged at a police officer who came to the child's rescue. what if anything might have provoked the dog is not clear. but one family friend said that the little girl had expressed a fear of the dog in the past. the girl's family is devastated over the attack. her mother too distraught to speak with reporters outside of the family's home this afternoon. her stepfather read a statement on behalf of the family two hours ago ago. >> she was a phenomenal little girl who touched many lives. we thank you for your support and prayers. please let us mourn our terrible, trammic -- tragic loss, thank you. >> reporter: one family friend said that she was afraid of the dog. we'll hear from that family friend at 6:00. to be clear, again, the dog's owner has been arrested on an outstanding, unrelated warrant but the d.a. is now considering criminal charges. >>> brea

. >> reporter: meanwhile the dog's owner, 29-year-old carlyle arnold was arrested at the scene on a separate charge of violating an order of protection. officials do not believe he was home at the time of the attack. it's not clear if he could have pulled the dog off in time. >> we're still waiting for authorities to confirm the child's name and also for some sort of explanation as to why that dog turned so vicious. we're live in valley stream, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> an elderly woman is now the 11th pedestrian killed by a vehicle in new york city in a week. police say a cab struck 88-year-old louisa rosario as she crossed 109th street this morning. the driver was arrested on failure to yield charges. we'll hear from friends of rosario's who call her death a great loss for the community. >>> a long island man remains behind bars tonight after police say he posed as a cab driver and attacked a woman. prosecutors say 22-year-old adil raja pretended to be a car service driver and offered a woman a ride in patchogue about 4:00 yesterday morning. when the woman was inside the ca

police arrested dog owner carlyle arnold on unrelated charges of violating an order of protection and crimcon tem. bond. >> we have to let neighbors know if there is a dangerous dog or something they perceive to be a dangerous dog, call police, make your complaints. in this case this is still very much under investigation. >> reporter: emea was lovingly known here as mimi. police are speaking with students on how to stay safe around animals and with parents on how to control pets. smew a man mat babysitter is -- a manhattan babysitter is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting a child. milton avice abused a boy. the assaults were discovered people who share images of investigators say navigators was a custodian at a midtown armenian church and they say there may be other victims. >>> some good news and not so good news. as construction moves along on the tap pan see bridge. -- on the tap pan see bridge. the state announced for 2016 there will be no toll increase for their highway and that also includes the bridge. now the issue, the bad news involves the construction of the new b

district attorney is considering charges bull attacked and killed a little girl. 28-year-old carlyle arnold was arrested yesterday and then charged on an unrelated matter. investigators have not determined if he was at home when amiyah dunston was mauled to death while playing in a friend's backyard. >> she was a phenomenal girl. touched many lives with her presence, smile, and laughs. we thank you for your support and prayer. please let us mourn our terrible tragic loss. thank you. >> police officer tried to save the girl. he shot and killed the dog when it lunged. investigators are also trying to figure out what, if anything, provoked the dog. >>> she's been running for president since last spring but tonight hillary clinton officially a candidate for the nation's first primary in new hampshire. clinton dropping by the secretary of state's office in concord. she's signing a form declaring her candidacy and paying the $1,000 filing fee. clinton now in new hampshire for five events over the next two days. >>> they've bitterly included in the past but today president obama and israel's prime