According to the Justice Department, the former NFL running through Reshun Eugene Johnson has been hit with 21 charges in connection with a bust of a huge federal dog fight that has been recovered by a total of 190 pitbulls.
Federal officials believe there is a bust The largest number of fighting dogs have been seized From one of the history of the United States.
From the Broken Arrow in Oklahoma, Johnson, 54, claims to run a huge breeding and human trafficking ring branded as “Mal Cant Kennels.” Johnson himself has been accused of raising and fighting dogs. (Related: Stanford Football fires Troy Taylor’s head coach after allegedly bullying a female staff member)
Go back 2004Johnson made a guilty plea at the state level to accusations of similar nature.
“This strategic prosecution of repeated offenders led to the seizing of 190 dogs aimed at a cruel end,” said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “It disrupts the main source of dogs used in other dog combat ventures.”
ex-nfl faces serious prison time after being charged with what the Justice Department calls the biggest dog fight bust in US history.
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Johnson has been accused of raising dogs fighting “Grand Champions” and “Champions” and then selling breeding rights all over the United States.
Hogg, War Pony and Boot Stomper are some of the dog names, and Hogg in particular wins eight battles.
The numbers are very high, according to federal prosecutors, as dogs fight because they are fatally injured in combat.
A dog must win five battles to become a “Grand Champion”, while a “Champion” dog wins three times.
“Animal abuse is cruel, has been dropped and deserves severe punishment,” Attorney General Pam Bondy said in an official statement. “The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting this case to the fullest extent of the law and protecting innocent animals from harming people.”
