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A Rhode Island news crew hoping to get reaction from the mother of a teenage girl shot over the weekend instead got way more than they bargained for. Instead of declining to speak to the ABC6 team, the mother, Melissa Lawrence hurled a rock at the cameraman's head.
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The rock missed, but when the crew tried to leave, Lawrence returned with a baseball bat and commanded her two dogs to attack the crew.
Reporter Abbey Niezgoda was bitten by one of the dogs and was given a tetanus shot.
Lawrence was arrested and arraigned on two counts of felony assault with a dangerous weapons in Providence District Court on Wednesday. She was released on $50,000 personal recognizance.
Animal control was unable to locate the two dogs and told Lawrence that if she does not comply with a mandatory 10-day rabies quarantine, she could face additional charges.
Lawrence's 16-year-old daughter was released from the hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound in her lower back.
