{"id":13311,"date":"2015-07-01T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T18:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13311"},"modified":"2015-07-01T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T18:52:47","slug":"man-who-ran-a-dog-fighting-venture-from-his-home-sentenced-to-two-years-news-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13311","title":{"rendered":"Felon Who Ran a Dog-Fighting Venture From His Garage Sentenced to Two Years (News Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Dog<\/a>An Akron man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for operating a dog-fighting venture from his garage and for being a felon in possession of a weapon, officials said.<\/p>\n

Alvin Banks,<\/strong> 56, was also ordered to pay more than $44,000 in restitution to the Human Society of Greater Akron.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal and local authorities raided a home on Cordova Avenue in Akron on Nov. 15, as part of an investigation into dog fighting.<\/p>\n

\"FBI<\/a>In addition to firearms, narcotics and more than $52,000 in cash, investigators discovered a blood-stained 16×16 foot ring used as part of an animal fighting venture, as well as two \u201cbreak sticks\u201d used to pry a dog\u2019s mouth and teeth off another dog when the fight is finished, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

In addition, they also found eight pit bull or pit bull mixes, two of which were covered in blood and had fresh wounds from a fight that occurred just prior to the execution of the search warrant, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

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(November 2014 TV report)
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