Attorneys/Judges
| Prosecutor(s): | Debbie Ploghaus |
Dog-fighting - 4 dogs seized
Ontario, CA (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Mar 5, 2008
County: San Bernardino
Charges: Misdemeanor, Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged:
» Tyrell Byron Collier
» Gene Monroe Brown
» Marqus Haywood
» Rashard Mitchell
» Trevor Streeter
» Corey Nash
» Rohenan Haynie
» Jasmone Williams
» Armando Rosas
Prosecutors filed dogfighting charges Tuesday against nine men accused of participating in or watching a battle between pit bulls in Ontario last month.
Two of the men, Tyrell Collier, 24, of Ontario and Gene Brown, 19, of Pomona, could face prison time if convicted of instigating the fight.
The remaining seven are charged with misdemeanor counts of spectating.
They are Marqus Haywood, 25, of Ontario; Rashard Mitchell, 30, of Ontario; Trevor Streeter, 22, of Los Angeles; Corey Nash, 22, of Upland; Rohenan Haynie, 23, of Ontario; Jasmone Williams, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga; and Armando Rosas, 27, of Ontario.
Deputy District Attorney Debbie Ploghaus, who filed the charges Tuesday morning in West Valley Superior Court, said a witness called police just after midnight on March 5 and reported a dog fight near Walnut Street and Cucamonga Avenue in Ontario.
The witness said men were standing in the street in a circle surrounding the dogs. The witness said that when the dogs tried to flee the fight, the men grabbed them and tossed them back inside the circle, Ploghaus said.
When police came, the men claimed they were simply trying to breed the dogs in the middle of the street when they began fighting on their own, Ploghaus said.
The dogs had serious injuries from the fights, and several of the men had blood on them, the prosecutor said.
Four dogs were involved, Ploghaus said. Two belonged to Brown, and two belonged to Collier, she said. References« CA State Animal Cruelty Map
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