Dog bites candidate during Muncie campaigning

MUNCIE, Ind. — Some door-to-door campaigning became painful over the weekend for a candidate in Muncie.

Steve Fields was treated at a hospital Saturday evening after a dog he believed to be a pit bull broke its leash and bit his lower right leg. The Republican candidate for Delaware County clerk tells The Star Press he started moving toward the street on the city's south side when he saw the dog, but that quickly got him after getting off the leash.

Fields says the dog let go of his leg once the owners yelled at it and that the owners politely gave him their insurance information.

Fields says he'll have to walk on crutches for the next few days as he recovers.