_ Prof. Jonez _
2007-08-03 23:28:08 UTC
Man mauled to death at Ving Rhames' home
a.. Dogs kill man at Ving Rhames' L.A. house
b.. Man was caretaker at house
c.. Rhames, known for "Mission: Impossible," not at home when attack occurred
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Dogs apparently belonging to "Mission:
Impossible" star Ving Rhames attacked and killed a caretaker at the actor's Los
Angeles home Friday, police said.
The caretaker, who was not immediately identified by name, was found dead in
front of Rhames' gated home in an expensive Brentwood neighborhood, Los Angeles
police spokeswoman Sandra Gonzalez said.
"This morning at 7:15 a.m. we got a call of a dead body" at Rhames' home,
Gonzalez said. "We found the body of a male, approximately 40 years old, on the
front lawn, who had been mauled by dogs."
She said the caretaker was pronounced dead at the scene and there was no one
else around when officers arrived.
Four dogs, at least two of them mastiffs, were taken away by animal control
officers. It was not immediately clear who had called police, or how many dogs
had mauled the caretaker, who had worked for Rhames for two years.
She said Rhames, known for starring in "Pulp Fiction" and alongside Tom Cruise
in all three "Mission: Impossible" movies, was not home when officers arrived.
Representatives for the 46-year-old actor, who according to news reports was out
of the country shooting a movie, had no immediate comment.
Rhames has a long list of film and television credits and won a Golden Globe for
starring as Don King in a 1997 TV movie about the flamboyant boxing promoter. He
was nominated for an Emmy for the same role.
Gonzalez said an investigation by Los Angeles police detectives was under way
and that no further details were immediately available.
a.. Dogs kill man at Ving Rhames' L.A. house
b.. Man was caretaker at house
c.. Rhames, known for "Mission: Impossible," not at home when attack occurred
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Dogs apparently belonging to "Mission:
Impossible" star Ving Rhames attacked and killed a caretaker at the actor's Los
Angeles home Friday, police said.
The caretaker, who was not immediately identified by name, was found dead in
front of Rhames' gated home in an expensive Brentwood neighborhood, Los Angeles
police spokeswoman Sandra Gonzalez said.
"This morning at 7:15 a.m. we got a call of a dead body" at Rhames' home,
Gonzalez said. "We found the body of a male, approximately 40 years old, on the
front lawn, who had been mauled by dogs."
She said the caretaker was pronounced dead at the scene and there was no one
else around when officers arrived.
Four dogs, at least two of them mastiffs, were taken away by animal control
officers. It was not immediately clear who had called police, or how many dogs
had mauled the caretaker, who had worked for Rhames for two years.
She said Rhames, known for starring in "Pulp Fiction" and alongside Tom Cruise
in all three "Mission: Impossible" movies, was not home when officers arrived.
Representatives for the 46-year-old actor, who according to news reports was out
of the country shooting a movie, had no immediate comment.
Rhames has a long list of film and television credits and won a Golden Globe for
starring as Don King in a 1997 TV movie about the flamboyant boxing promoter. He
was nominated for an Emmy for the same role.
Gonzalez said an investigation by Los Angeles police detectives was under way
and that no further details were immediately available.