{"id":53568,"date":"2023-07-13T20:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53568"},"modified":"2023-07-13T20:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:36:19","slug":"louisiana-man-guilty-of-being-involved-in-dog-fighting-facing-up-to-10-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53568","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Man Guilty of Being Involved in Dog Fighting, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36165 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Officials stated that a Louisiana man \u2013 Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge \u2013 pleaded guilty Thursday for his part in a conspiracy in organized dog fighting to violate the Animal Welfare Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Six other defendants have been convicted for participating in the interstate dogfighting ring. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">The ring was originally uncovered through an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Five of the defendants have already been sentenced, receiving the following for their dogfighting convictions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Eric \u201cEZ\u201d Williams, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 60 months imprisonment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Corey Brown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 50 months imprisonment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Clay Turner, Loranger, Louisiana: 36 months imprisonment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Dangelo Dontae Cornish, Greensburg, Louisiana: 16 months imprisonment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Aquintas Kantrell Singleton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 12 months in imprisonment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">A sixth, David Guidry III, of Independence, Louisiana, is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11000 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cDog fighting is a crime that cruelly forces animals into a cycle of violence and death for personal gratification or profit,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division. \u201cWe are committed to aggressively pursuing and prosecuting anyone who engages in such blood sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">\u201cNo one has the right to torture any creature on this earth,\u201d said Douglas A. Williams, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New Orleans. \u201cThe FBI thanks its partners in this case for their steadfast work to hold Mr. Atkins accountable.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26474 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting-95x64.jpg 95w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dogfighting.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cIndividuals who support and facilitate the cold-hearted practice of dog fighting will face serious consequences for their actions,\u201d said Dax Roberson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General.\u00a0 \u201cWe appreciate the commitment of our law enforcement partners to investigate and assist in the criminal prosecution of those who support the appalling abuse of these animals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">According to court documents, in 2017, Atkins conspired with others to keep, breed, train, and fight pitbull dogs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Atkins and his co-conspirators discussed many facets of their plans on telephone calls obtained via court-authorized wiretaps. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">They discussed preparation (\u201cWhen I get back, I\u2019m going to . . . look at her [<i>i.e.<\/i>, put her in a practice fight] one more time and then I\u2019m going to match her.\u201d) and the kinds of dogs they wanted to acquire (\u201cWe need one of them bitches that eats the face off.\u201d). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Other recorded conversations addressed using \u201crape boxes\u201d to restrain female dogs for breeding, drowning unsellable puppies, performances by prized dogs that fought even after suffering fatal injuries, and bets of thousands of dollars on fight results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Several times, Atkins and his co-conspirators met to gamble on the outcome of dog fights, including at a co-conspirator\u2019s property in Independence, Louisiana. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">When dogs suffered injuries during training or fights, Atkins and his co-conspirators performed do-it-yourself veterinary care to avoid the attention that professional veterinary care might bring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">The conspirators maintained several properties in furtherance of their dogfighting operation. In August and October 2017, agents from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, and other federal and local law enforcement partners executed search warrants at seven properties. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">The agents found pitbull dogs and dogfighting paraphernalia at each. 89 pit bulls \u2013 including puppies \u2013 were seized and received appropriate medical care for their injuries and medical issues. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Many of these dogs were rehabilitated and adopted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">At Atkins\u2019s property, agents found and seized fourteen pitbull dogs and puppies, many of which bore scars and wounds consistent with dog fighting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">They also found dogfighting paraphernalia, including veterinary medications and supplements, dog collars, heavy chains, a training device known as a \u201cflirt pole,\u201d dogfighting magazines and dog pedigree records bearing Aktins\u2019s name and the names of others. Atkins\u2019s documents showed that he had been breeding, selling and purchasing dogfighting dogs since 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Atkins pleaded guilty to two counts: (1) conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act to sponsor and exhibit animals in an animal fighting venture and to possess and transport animals for purposes of participation in an animal fighting venture, and (2) violating the Animal Welfare Act by possessing an animal in an animal fighting venture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Atkins faces up to ten years in prison and a $500,000 fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Trial Attorney Matthew D. Evans of the Justice Department\u2019s Environmental Crimes Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lyman E. 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