Roxboro Man attacked by coyote strangles animal to protect himself

A Roxboro man is recovering after being attacked by a coyote Friday. James Pulliam said he strangled the animal to protect himself.
Posted 5/18/2025, 4:51:41 AM Updated 5/18/2025, 12:58:06 PM

SAY HE IS STILL ON THE RUN AND

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND

DANGEROUS. A ROXBORO MAN HAD

A CHILLING ENCOUNTER. IT WITH

THE COYOTE WE FOUND OUT THE

MAN'S EVENING WALK TURNED INTO

A DESPERATE FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE.

>> HOW TO CHANGE. GET HERE WITH

THE BADLY DAMAGED AND GASHES ON

HIS ARM AND A BIG BANDAGE.

IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE GOOD

>> THEN ON AND I WOULD GO AWAY.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD JUST

AROUND 07:00PM ON FRIDAY

BULLETINS ON A WALK IN HIS

NEIGHBORHOOD. HE SEES THE

COYOTE AND THE COYOTES EASE

WITHOUT WARNING. THE COYOTE

ATTACKS PULLED KICKS THE

JACKAL, BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK

IN PULLING TRIES TO MOVE AWAY.

HE VOLS. THE COYOTE JUMPS ON

IT'S A BULL ON FIGHT. DIDN'T

PULL PICKS IT UP FROM THERE.

IT'S PRO.

>> IT WILL. I THINK I DO.

STARTED LEAVING OUR IT. I PUT

MY HAND ON HIS ROAD TO GO.

>> PULLING STRANGLES THE COYOTE

WITH HIS BARE HANDS AND KNEES.

IT'S UNCLEAR OF THE DEAD.

COYOTE HAS RABIES. AS FOR HE'S

RECEIVING WEEKLY CARE FOR HIS

BITES AND NOW HE WAITS FOR THE

VERDICT ON WHAT GOT INTO THAT

COYOTE ON SOMERSET DRIVE.

>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK,

WE GO EVERY. EVERY 3 DAYS.

AND NOW I GO BACK TO HAVE TO

GET A RABIES TREATMENTS TO A