Dog-fighting
Philadelphia, PA (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Apr 22, 2000
County: Philadelphia

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Convicted

Defendants/Suspects:
» Keith Washington
» Steven Barrett
» Michael Barker
» Anthony Blount
» Ricky LeBron
» Jamal Doggett
» Melvin Justice
» Richard Brown
» Hassan Munson
» Craig Thomas
» Dorrell Best
» Bryan Woods
» Omar Mateen
» Charles Powell
» Jacob Lightbourne
» Maurice Miller
» Russell Grey
» Rasul Abdul
» Eric Scales
» Steve Salvatore
» Tammy Volovnick
» Jabbar Fairweather
» Rashawn Coleman
» Edward Jenkins
» Kareem Upshur
» William Scales
» Sheldon Miner
» Antoine Talley
» Hafiz Hagg
» Lamont Alexander
» Johnny Williams
» Leah Wiley
» James Baker
» Stewart Liggon
» Warner Berkley
» Aadeil - Randy Williams
» Joseph Skinner
» Isaac Fontaine
» Robert Carson
» David Simms
» Alfred Tribble
» Carey Searles
» Kareem Simmons
» Nichole Fisher
» Lee Woodward
» Leslie Taylor
» John D. Taliaferro-Bertalomue - Dismissed (Conditional)
» Judson Poles, Jr.
» Justin Polo
» Hakim Miller
» Melvin Rambert
» George Barabin
» Samuel Nazario
» Anwar Munsin
» Brian Watson
» Timothy Mitchell
» Dwayne Lewis
» Michael Norris
» William Smith
» Tiyeak Cook
» Edward Blackwell
» Anthony Hynes
» Michael (aka Isiack) Johnson
» Jori Britt
» Lovelei Lundy
» Gilroy Robinson
» Kile Warthen
» Lawrence Burch
» Paris Dickerson
» Mikkel Williams
» Bruce Stratton
» Francis Garfield
» Edward Harris
» Steven Gilliard
» Leonard Rose
» Kevin Smith
» Rodney Carroll
» Robert Parks
» Harold Leonard
» Robert Reid
» James Murray

At aproximate 11:30 PM on the evening of April 22, 2000, the Philadelphia police department arrested 83 people participating in a dog-fighting event at a garage on North 19th street.  They had two undercover officers at the event in order to catch two police officers who were also participating.

PASPCA was called to meet the police at a undisclosed location where all involved with the raid were updated on what was going on. The arrest went into Easter morning.

A total of 83 people were arrested but only 81 were formally charged. Reports state that there were minors present as well.  Most of the defendants pleaded guilty or were found guilty, although a few are still running.

The animals seized were: 1 Rottweiler and three pit bulls from inside the garage and 8 were removed from inside of vehicles.

All the animals siezed were euthanized.

References

• PASPCA

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