Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery and his girlfriend are facing a civil lawsuit after their pit bull allegedly attacked another dog in Grosse Pointe Shores this spring.
Mark and Dana Owen filed suit against Montgomery and his longtime girlfriend, Tatum Causey, in Michigan’s Third Judicial Circuit Court last month, according to the court’s online register of actions.
Montgomery declined comment about the lawsuit after practice Monday other than to acknowledge, “It’s getting taken care of” as he walked off the practice field to the Lions’ locker room.
Causey was cited for an ordinance violation for harboring a vicious animal on the morning of June 4, after the 4 ½-year-old pit bull mix the couple co-owns allegedly attacked another dog and bit one of its owners.