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

Former NFL running back LeShon Eugene Johnson has been indicted on 21 charges in a massive federal dog fighting bust that led to the recovery of 190 pit bulls, according to the Justice Department.

Ex-Giants running back LeShon Johnson is facing federal charges after authorities allege he ran a massive dog-fighting operation that led to what the U.S. Department of Justice believes was the ...

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 “Mal Kant Kennels” in Broken Arrow and ...

but also in the specific practices leading up to a fight and, if either dog survives, after a fight,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo earlier this month. Photographs included in the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dog fighting, one of the most brutal forms of animal abuse, continues across communities in South Carolina. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), more ...

Eleven residents of Dillon and Marion counties were charged following a dog fighting investigation, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced in an April 7 news release. SLED's ...

Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson has been charged with operating a large-scale dog fighting ring in Oklahoma, the Justice Department announced this week. Johnson, 54, allegedly ran “Mal ...

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 ...

Stephen Dunn/Allsport Former NFL and college football star running back LeShon Johnson has been charged with running a dog fighting ring in Oklahoma and trafficking animals. The Department of ...

A former professional football player living in Oklahoma made his first court appearance last week after a 2024 raid allegedly revealed he was operating a dog fighting ring. According to the U.S ...

If Johnson is convicted, he faces a maximum penalty on each count of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine A former NFL player has been arrested and charged with violating the dog fighting ...