Dog-fighting Bonifay, FL (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 County: Holmes Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Case Images: 1 files available Alleged: » Dustin Brown » Jeremy Butler - Convicted

Case ID: 5555 Classification: Fighting, Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Child or elder neglect Drugs or alcohol involved Login to Watch this Case

Two Holmes County men are in jail on several charges. Dustin Brown and Jeremy Butler are both 24-year-old Bonifay residents.

They are charged with marijuana cultivation, possession of methamphetamine and aggravated child abuse because a child reportedly lived in the suspect's home.

Additionally, the two are charged with fighting animals.

Holmes County sheriff's investigators found a starving pit�bull in the yard.

Brown and Butler were allegedly involved in dog fighting.

Investigators say there was a pit in the backyard which was used to train dogs to fight.

Major Harry Hamilton with the Holmes County Sheriff's Department says, "Dog fighting is a serious crime. If the dog dies it's a felony and starving an animal is abuse, and that's a crime too."

Brown and Butler remain in the Holmes County work camp under $40,000 bonds each.

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WTVY - Sept 17, 2005

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