The man who fed a pack of feral dogs on his property will not be charged in the mauling deaths of an Oglethorpe County couple earlier this month. According to authorities, Howard Thaxton was not the owner of the 16 dogs that he fed every other day and will not be charged in connection with the deaths of Sherry Schweder, 65, and Lothar Karl Schweder, 77, earlier this month. The former university professor and his wife were attacked and killed by the pack of dogs while out for a stroll near their home in Lexington. Although these were feral dogs, even the most well-trained animals can attack without warning.
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