LOS ANGELES
A Hacienda Heights man was arrested Wednesday on a federal criminal complaint alleging he hosted dog fights and illegally bred, trained and exhibited dogs for fighting, authorities said.
Raymond Nunez, 53, is charged with buying, delivering and possessing animals for use in an animal-fighting venture and with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to the complaint, from at least December 2025 through February 2026, Nunez bred, trained and exhibited dogs for dog fighting at his Hacienda Heights home. Investigators also allege he possessed firearms despite a 1991 Los Angeles Superior Court felony conviction for unlawful taking of a vehicle.
Federal agents executed a search warrant Tuesday at Nunez’s home and seized an AK-47-style rifle, a shotgun and 10 additional firearms found in a safe in the master bedroom.
Agents also recovered an emaciated pit bull that was bleeding and chained to a cable in the yard, a second pit bull with scars in a blood-stained caged area, multiple dog treadmills, a rope and scale used to weigh dogs, and veterinary supplies including a skin stapler and syringes.
If convicted, Nunez faces up to 10 years in federal prison, officials stated.