Is that the area with the walking/biking trail? If it is then trespassing (by both of you) is not a consideration.
You describe muddy paw prints and not bites so it doesn't sound as though you were attacked by the dog.
If I was the owner I would be terribly embarrassed that my dog ran up to you like that.
You could carry a walking stick use to keep any dog away in the future. Though if you regularly walk there and you regularly see dogs off leash but this was the first time there was an incident then there might be any incidents in the future.
If the dog is off leash on public property then that is a violation of the Sumter County code. You could make a report to the police.
You could just let it go as an incident that has not happened in the past and likely won't happen again.
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