Case Details

Dog-fighting - 15 dogs seized
Boynton Beach, FL (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Sep 16, 2007
County: Palm Beach
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Ricky Norfus
» Sam Denson
» Paul Green

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 12296
Classification: Fighting
Animal: dog (pit-bull)
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Boynton Beach Police have broken up what they call a major dog fighting ring.

Sunday, two men were arrested and charged with running an illegal dog fighting operation. A total of 15 pit bulls were taken from the men�s homes. They will likely be destroyed because they cannot be rehabilitated.

During the raid on the men�s homes, police say they found equipment used to train the dogs for fighting, including a handmade treadmill used to strengthen the dogs' muscles.

Investigators are searching for a third man who allegedly helped run the dog fighting operation.

Case Updates

The third of three men who allegedly ran a longstanding dog-fighting ring turned himself in this afternoon, police said.

Ricky Norfus, 35, will be interviewed by Boynton Beach police investigators and then taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, said Stephanie Slater, police spokeswoman.

Police on Sunday searched Norfus' Northeast 6th Avenue home and discovered seven pit bulls chained in the backyard; some showed "extensive scarring." Also in the backyard were a disassembled, wooden dog-fighting ring, which was stained with blood, and a hanging rope used for strengthening dogs' jaws, polices said.

Inside Norfus' home police found a welding device outfitted with clamps, which could be attached to a poor-performing dog and used to electrocute it to death.

However, police have yet to recover bodies of any executed dogs.

Two other men, Sam Denson, 34, and Paul Green, 36, were arrested Sunday, police said.

All the men face charges of baiting, training or possessing animals for fighting; possessing equipment for fighting; and conspiracy to commit animal fighting.

Fifteen dogs were seized in the case. They're expected to be euthanized, Slater said.
Source: Palm Beach Post - Sept 17, 2007
Update posted on Sep 17, 2007 - 8:19PM 

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