A Hanson man was sentenced in Boston federal court on Wednesday, April 9, for keeping numerous mistreated dogs at his home that he used in organized dogfighting, according to the Department of ...

A Hanson man was sentenced in federal court in Boston on Wednesday for participation in a "dogfighting venture," officials ...

The DOJ, in announcing a 21-count indictment in a release Tuesday, alleged Johnson had nearly 200 “pit bull-type dogs” that were used in an “animal fighting venture” and that he was ...

Escambia County Animal Control officers say money is the main motivator for dog fighters and they usually keep their business ...

The 190 dogs found are believed to be the largest number of dogs ever seized from a single person in a federal dog fighting case, the DOJ reports.

Federal authorities say they seized 190 dogs from retired NFL running back LeShon Johnson's Oklahoma property Former NFL and college football star running back LeShon Johnson has been charged with ...

There, they seized 190 pit bull-type dogs, the largest number of dogs seized from a single person in a federal dog fighting case. Investigators allege Johnson ran a dog-fighting operation called ...

Johnson, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, has been charged with possessing the pit bull-type dogs for use in an animal fighting venture and for selling, transporting, and delivering a dog for use in an ...

The UK’s Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991 outlawed the possession and breeding of pit bulls. They were originally illegally bred as ...

Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson has been charged in a federal dogfighting case after 190 dogs were seized from him ...

Federal officials have asked a judge to forfeit to the U.S. government some 200 dogs that were seized during an investigation into illegal dog fighting. The dogs, all pit bull-type canines, were ...