A prominent Columbia federal prosecutor out for a jog in Harbison State Forest found himself fighting for his life when he was attacked by two large unchained pit bull-type dogs over the weekend.
But Winston Holliday, who has helped put some of South Carolina’s most notorious criminals behind bars, was saved when an off-duty police officer happened upon what could have been a fatal mauling Saturday morning. The dogs were either pit bulls or pit bull mixes, Holliday said.
Holliday, 57, an avid jogger and runner, suffered wounds to his arms and legs, the most serious being to his right forearm. The gash from dog bites required five stitches. A photo Holliday posted on Facebook shows his arm stitched up and spattered with blood. One of his hands won’t close because it is so swollen from punching the dogs in self defense. All told, he received 17 stitches on his arms and legs as a result of the attack…