Dog-fighting - animal control officer arrested Jacksonville, FL (US) Incident Date: Thursday, Mar 16, 2006 County: Duval Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Misdemeanor Abuser/Suspect: Troy Major Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 7739 Classification: Fighting Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Suspect was in animal welfare field Login to Watch this Case

An animal control officer new on the job is accused of misusing his position by fighting dogs in his custody instead of protecting them. Troy Major, who is 35-years-old, was arrested this week at his home after police say they found two dogs at his home that had been property of the Animal Control.

David Flagler is the head of Animal Control and says, "The good news is we have a suspected dog fighter off the street. The bad news is that this person is a coworker and friend."

The police report says that besides dogs, dog fighting equipment used to train dogs was found at Major's home.

Flagler says of Major's arrest, "No one had any clue that he had this in his background."

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First Coast News - March 17, 2006

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