Plea deal appears possible in Ainaloa dog attack

Frederick Kassebeer, left, and Kazzy Kassebeer appear with her attorney, Stanton Oshiro, Tuesday in Hilo Circuit Court. (JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald )

Amber Clausen, seen here in an undated photo with a canine friend, was released last month from Hilo Medical Center after being seriously injured in a May 27 dog attack, allegedly by a neighbor’s dog, on her property in Ainaloa Estates subdivision. (Facebook photo / Amber Clausen)

Frederick Kassebeer, left, and Kazzy Kassebeer appear with her attorney, Stanton Oshiro, Tuesday in Hilo Circuit Court. (JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald )

FREDERICK KASSEBEER

Facebook photo Amber Clausen, seen here in an undated photo with a canine friend, was released last month from Hilo Medical Center after being seriously injured in a May 27 dog attack, allegedly by a neighbor's dog, on her property in Ainaloa Estates subdiviision.

Plea negotiations appear to be underway between prosecutors and a couple whose dog is accused of attacking and seriously injuring an Puna woman May 27 on the victim’s property.