{"id":61058,"date":"2026-06-26T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61058"},"modified":"2026-06-26T22:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:06:10","slug":"alabama-man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-federal-prison-for-dog-fighting-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61058","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Dog Fighting Operation, 78 Dogs Rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p title=\"\" data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"906\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"715\">BIRMINGHAM, Ala.<\/strong> \u2014 <strong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"742\">Carlton Lenard Adams<\/strong>, of <strong data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"759\">Bessemer<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"773\">Adger<\/strong>, Alabama, has been sentenced to 10 years<strong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"838\">\u00a0in federal prison<\/strong> after pleading guilty to <strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"880\">dog fighting<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"897\">firearms<\/strong> charges, federal authorities announced Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1068\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-56048 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Mallet of judge in American courtroom. 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Justice concept in courtroom.\" width=\"371\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x573.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>Adams pleaded guilty in January to <strong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"999\">four counts of possessing dogs for fighting purposes<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1067\">two counts of possessing firearms after a felony conviction<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1289\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In addition to the 10-year prison sentence, a federal court last month ordered Adams to pay <strong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1189\">$548,449 in restitution<\/strong> to cover the costs of caring for <strong data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1256\">78 rescued pit bull-type dogs<\/strong> seized during the investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1513\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to federal authorities, the <strong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1340\">78 dogs<\/strong> rescued from Adams&#8217; operation represented the <strong data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1485\">second-largest number of dogs rescued from a single defendant in any federal dog-fighting case<\/strong> at the time of the seizure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1670\" data-speechifyclicktoplay-highlight=\"true\" data-speechifyclicktoplay-no-background=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The restitution is intended to reimburse organizations and agencies that provided veterinary treatment, shelter and long-term care for the rescued animals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p title=\"\" data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1670\" data-speechifyclicktoplay-highlight=\"true\" data-speechifyclicktoplay-no-background=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>FACT CHECK:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"hzrzon\" data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1738\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Defendant: <strong data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1738\">Carlton Lenard Adams<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"142asm2\" data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1785\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Residence: <strong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1785\">Bessemer and Adger, Alabama<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"dhcda1\" data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1843\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Sentence: <strong data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1843\">120 months (10 years) in federal prison<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"fd60me\" data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1880\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Guilty plea entered: <strong data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1880\">January<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1npkrz0\" data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"2018\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Convictions:<\/span>\n<ul data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"2018\">\n<li data-section-id=\"yeczo8\" data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1954\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Four counts of possessing dogs for fighting purposes<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"258u76\" data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2018\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Two counts of possessing firearms after a felony conviction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7ar0lw\" data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2056\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Restitution ordered: <strong data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2056\">$548,449<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"cirzyc\" data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2100\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Dogs rescued: <strong data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2100\">78 pit bull-type dogs<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1780zcb\" data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2222\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2705 Federal authorities said the rescue was the <strong data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2191\">second-largest from a single defendant<\/strong> in a federal case at the time<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"align-center entity-type-media entity-bundle-image media--image--s05 entity-image-1449921\">\n<div class=\"field__item img_wrp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"dog in cage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/styles\/d05\/public\/2026-06\/dog%202%20in%20excrement.jpeg?itok=bEs6s0HU\" alt=\"dog in cage\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to court documents, <strong>Carlton Lenard Adams<\/strong> kept <strong>78 dogs bred for fighting<\/strong> at three properties \u2014 two in <strong>Bessemer, Alabama<\/strong>, and one in <strong>Adger, Alabama<\/strong>. When authorities rescued the animals, many bore scars and other injuries consistent with <strong>dog fighting<\/strong>, while others were living in conditions of severe neglect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Investigators also seized two pistols and a semi-automatic shotgun commonly known as a <strong>&#8220;Street Sweeper.&#8221;<\/strong> Under federal law, the firearm is classified as a <strong>destructive device<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In addition to the dogs and firearms, investigators recovered equipment allegedly used to train and maintain <strong>fighting dogs<\/strong>. The items included modified treadmills designed to condition dogs, injectable veterinary steroids, syringes, suture materials, skin staplers, intravenous bags and tubing, a homemade breeding stand and a <strong>break stick<\/strong>, a device used to force a dog to release its bite during a fight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"dog on a table\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/styles\/d04\/public\/2026-06\/black%20dog%20on%20table.jpeg?itok=H1m_B27s\" alt=\"dog on a table\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The rescued dogs were placed in a care program administered by the <strong>U.S <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Mar<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>shals Service<\/strong>. After the <strong>U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Northern District of Alabama <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">won a separate civil forfeiture action, ownership of the dogs was permanently transferred from Adams. The animals were then rehabilitated, evaluated and, when appropriate, made available for adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal law prohibits not only participating in <strong>dog fighting<\/strong> ventures that affect interstate commerce but also possessing, training, transporting, delivering, selling, purchasing or receiving dogs for fighting purposes, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The investigation was conducted by the <strong>U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General<\/strong>, the <strong>FBI<\/strong> and the <strong>Alabama Law Enforcement Agency<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. \u2014 Carlton Lenard Adams, of Bessemer and Adger, Alabama, has been sentenced to 10 years\u00a0in federal prison after pleading guilty to dog fighting and firearms charges, federal authorities announced 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