Dogfighters are killing the cats, kittens, rabbits, guinea pigs and other pets/farm animals being rehomed via Craigslist, Facebook, Next Door and shelters/rescues. Dogfighting busts are organized by first name. Bold last name typically indicates dogfighters are related to each other.
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Citizens’ Voice
30 Apr 1995, Sun·Page 20
greatest deterrent is an informed public
The Lima News
01 Feb 1996, Thu·Page 2
places like Lima are prime spots for dogfighters
Alfred T. Love (Glendale)
“Two Fined on Charges of Promoting Dogfights,” The Cincinnati Post, 03 Apr 1981, page 6D
Allan N. Austin Jr.
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Alvia McCarver (Age 36 – Toledo)
https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting
“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20
Alvin Banks (Akron)
https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2016/03/akron_dogfighting_ringleader_s.html
Angelique Lykes (Maple Heights)
https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-2-indicted-in-dogfighting-investigation
Angelo McCoy (Cleveland)
Anthony McGuffie
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007
Antonio Mitchell
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Arbie Justice (Age 27 – Toledo)
https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting
“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20
Arron L. Houston (Age 21 – Lima)
“Man Jailed on Dogfighting Charge,” The Lima News, 26 Jun 1992, page A7
Arthur C. McCall
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Barry J. Parrish (Glendale)
“Two Fined on Charges of Promoting Dogfights,” The Cincinnati Post, 03 Apr 1981, page 6D
Barry Philpat
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Bonnie Yoho
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A
“One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B
“Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1
Brian Burrell (Age 26 – Toledo)
https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting
“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20 [police seized several pit bulls and videos of more than a dozen dogfights]
Carl Steward
Cathy Osborne-Bell
“Pit Bull Lawsuit: Couple Sues Over Killing of Dogs,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jun 1990, page A-9
Charles Granberry
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/columbus-man-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Charles Parrish (Glendale, OH)
“Lawyers Question Laws on Dogfighting,” The Cincinnati Post, 02 Dec 1980, page 5A
Charles E. Roderick
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Charles M. Williams
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Che M. Riggins
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/10/27/trial-starts-in-akron-for/10333265007
Christopher D. Bufford
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Collin Rand
https://fox8.com/news/man-agrees-to-plea-deal-for-running-dog-fighting-ring
Cornelius Burnett
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm
Curtis J. Rhoden
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Daniel Edward
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Danielle Meade (Age 26 – Columbus, Ohio)
Darius D. Spear
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Darnell W. Horton (Stark County, OH)
https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/courts/2012/03/14/canton-cousins-charged-with-dog/42185989007
Darren D. Williams
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Dashawn M. Tomlin
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Douglas Blackwell
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm
Dwayne T. Robinson Jr.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007
Edwin Sampson (Cincinnati)
https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring
Elliot Shelton (Age 25 – Elyria, Ohio)
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A “One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B “Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1
Ennis Lungs (State v. Lewis, 2009 Ohio 158 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009))
Eric A. Lewis (State v. Lewis, 2009 Ohio 158 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009))
Eric R. Shephard
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Eric L. Wiggins
Gary Bacchus
https://fox8.com/news/i-team/puppies-dogs-rescued-in-cleveland-dogfighting-investigation
German Sanchez
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dog-fighting-still-a-big-problem-in-central-ohio
Henry Gerard James Hill, Jr.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007
James Stilts (Dayton)
“Stepp Indicted in Dogfighting,” The Journal Herald, 21 Oct 1980, page 3
James Wright (Age 41 – Orient, OH)
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A “One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B “Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1
Jamison Vickers (Columbus)
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2007/07/20/dogfighters-dragged-out-shadows/23464276007
Jari Tiller (Cleveland)
https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-2-indicted-in-dogfighting-investigation
Jerome Davis
Jerry Larnell Buchanan
https://mugshots.com/US-States/Ohio/Lucas-County-OH/Jerry-Larnell-Buchanan.164023464.html
https://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2018/01/25/Dogfighting-charges-dropped-in-plea-agreement/stories
Jerry Pounds
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm
Johany M. Boykins
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
John B. Horton (Stark County, OH — John Horton was additionally charged with two counts of obstructing official business, having weapons under disability, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle while impaired and driving under suspension.)
https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/courts/2012/03/14/canton-cousins-charged-with-dog/42185989007
John Norris (Age 30 – Pataskala, OH)
“Morrow Co. Arrests Incarcerated Man,” The Newark Advocate, 05 Nov 1980, page 25
Jon E. Pollard
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/men-arrested-alleged-dogfighting-ring/qi22H7pISZvIAanHnw8n3I
Kalvin Ray Lasenby (Age 23 – Lima)
“Man Jailed on Dogfighting Charge,” The Lima News, 26 Jun 1992, page A7 [Gave the dog warden a fake name because his dog didn’t have a license…]
Karen A. Crosby
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Keith Ballard (Age 24 – Cincinnati)
“Dog-Fighting Suspect Arraigned,” The Cincinnati Post, 09 Aug 1990, page 13A
Kenneth Gaines
https://www.animallaw.info/case/state-v-gaines
“Pit Bull Lawsuit: Couple Sues Over Killing of Dogs,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jun 1990, page A-9
Kenneth K. King (State v. King, 157 Ohio App. 3d 93 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004))
Kevin L. Taylor
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Landis Campbell (Age 20 – Cincinnati)
“Complaints About Dogfighting on the Rise, Police Say,” The Courier-Journal, 09 Oct 1997, page B3
Larontay Bennett
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm
Leon Jennings (Cincinnati)
https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring
Lorenzo Keasean Buckingham
Mahr Hameed
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Malik O. Knox
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Marcus E. Wilson
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Mark McCraw Jr. (related to Mark T. McCraw in California)
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Mark Overton (Age 24 – Toledo)
“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20
Martin E. Jones
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Maurice Davis (Cincinnati)
https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring
Maurice Preston
Maurice Wynn
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Maurice L. Wynn
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Michael James Ellsworth
https://www.fox19.com/story/15621778/police-seize-a-dozen-dogs-after-dogfighting-investigation
Michael Valentine (Bidwell)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-prison-dogfighting-and-drug-distribution
Bidwell, Ohio, dogfighter Michael Valentine pleaded guilty to raising and training 51 pitbulls; he also sold fentanyl. Know someone who fights dogs, goes to dogfights, breeds/transports APBTs for dogfighters or collects cats, kittens, rabbits & other “bait” animals for them? $5k reward: 877-TIP-HSUS
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Michelle Orrender (Dayton)
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Nancy Martin (Age 22 – Mount Gilead – Morrow County special deputy sheriff)
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A
“One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B
Nylajanel Mobley (Cleveland)
Orenthal Tyrone Watkins
Orlando Mendoza (Age 24 – Lorain, OH)
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A “One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B “Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1
Oscar Lawrence Jr. (Toledo)
Otha Jones (Lucas County — dogfighting, having a weapon while under disability, illegal marijuana cultivation)
https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/sixth-district-court-of-appeals/2003/2003-ohio-219.html
Paul D. Pennington
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/men-arrested-alleged-dogfighting-ring/qi22H7pISZvIAanHnw8n3I
Peter Preston
Randall J. Frye
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007
Raymond Dean (Toledo — dogfighting, carrying a weapon under disability)
https://nbc24.com/news/local/toledo-man-arraigned-on-dog-fighting-charges(photo)
Renard Jones
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Reshard L. Jackson
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Richard Harris (Age 29 – Cincinnati)
“Police Seize Pot, Cocaine and Pit Bulls,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Mar 1996, page C1 (also seized treadmill, scales and springpole with animal hide attached)
Robbie A. Hollis
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Robert Cook
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2018/08/cleveland_man_indicted_on_more.html
Ronald Smith (Akron)
Royce A. Green
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Samuel Collington
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-6th-circuit/1010482.html
Shawn T. Armstead
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Stanley Anthony
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Stanley Edward Redd Jr
Stephen L. Carrison
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Tanya Costner (Cleveland)
https://fox8.com/news/i-team/puppies-dogs-rescued-in-cleveland-dogfighting-investigation
Terrance A Ogletree
https://mugshots.com/US-States/Ohio/Portage-County-OH/Terrance-A-Ogletree.58937176.html
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-ogletree-2
Terry Kendrick
https://www.fox19.com/story/8497218/dogfighter-gets-135-years-in-prison
Thomas E. Blackwell
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Thomas Bulcher
https://youtu.be/Qika5W4_VeA(Facebook profile at 46-sec mark)
Thomas J. Harrison
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Timothy Robertson
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Todd Christopher Sturdivant
https://mugshots.com/US-States/Ohio/Lucas-County-OH/Todd-Christopher-Sturdivant.161354693.html
Tyra Henderson (Cincinnati)
https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring
Tyrell A. Wooden
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007
Victor Simms
https://abc11.com/archive/8001721
Vince Sanford (Butler County)
William Johnson (Age 32)
“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A
William Elias Stepp (Dayton)
“‘Competence’ an Old Issue in Dealing with Bill Stepp,” Dayton Daily News, 14 Jan 1992, page 6A
“Stepp Indicted in Dogfighting,” The Journal Herald, 21 Oct 1980, page 3
“Stepp Challenges Ohio’s Dogfighting Law,” The Journal Herald, 11 Nov 1980, page 2
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William Morton Stone Jr.
https://www.fox19.com/story/15621778/police-seize-a-dozen-dogs-after-dogfighting-investigation
Willie Bullard (Cincinnati)
https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring