Ohio Dogfighting Busts (2024)

Dogfighters are killing the cats, kittens, rabbits, guinea pigs and other pets/farm animals being rehomed via Craigslist, Facebook, Next Door and shelters/rescues. Dogfighting busts are organized by first name. Bold last name typically indicates dogfighters are related to each other.

Citizens’ Voice

30 Apr 1995, Sun·Page 20

greatest deterrent is an informed public

The Lima News

01 Feb 1996, Thu·Page 2

places like Lima are prime spots for dogfighters

Alfred T. Love (Glendale)

“Two Fined on Charges of Promoting Dogfights,” The Cincinnati Post, 03 Apr 1981, page 6D

Allan N. Austin Jr.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Alvia McCarver (Age 36 – Toledo)

https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting

“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20

Alvin Banks (Akron)

https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2016/03/akron_dogfighting_ringleader_s.html

Angelique Lykes (Maple Heights)

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-2-indicted-in-dogfighting-investigation

Angelo McCoy (Cleveland)

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-dozens-of-charges-filed-against-two-people-in-dog-fighting-investigation-drug-bust

Anthony McGuffie

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007

Antonio Mitchell

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Arbie Justice (Age 27 – Toledo)

https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting

“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20

Arron L. Houston (Age 21 – Lima)

“Man Jailed on Dogfighting Charge,” The Lima News, 26 Jun 1992, page A7

Arthur C. McCall

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Barry J. Parrish (Glendale)

“Two Fined on Charges of Promoting Dogfights,” The Cincinnati Post, 03 Apr 1981, page 6D

Barry Philpat

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Bonnie Yoho

“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A

“One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B

“Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1

Brian Burrell (Age 26 – Toledo)

https://www.deseret.com/1995/4/22/19171675/city-smells-blood-when-it-comes-to-dogfighting

“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20 [police seized several pit bulls and videos of more than a dozen dogfights]

Carl Steward

Click to access 2015-Ohio-3081.pdf

Cathy Osborne-Bell

“Pit Bull Lawsuit: Couple Sues Over Killing of Dogs,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jun 1990, page A-9

Charles Granberry

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/columbus-man-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Charles Parrish (Glendale, OH)

“Lawyers Question Laws on Dogfighting,” The Cincinnati Post, 02 Dec 1980, page 5A

Charles E. Roderick

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Charles M. Williams

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Che M. Riggins

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/10/27/trial-starts-in-akron-for/10333265007

Christopher D. Bufford

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Collin Rand

https://fox8.com/news/man-agrees-to-plea-deal-for-running-dog-fighting-ring

Cornelius Burnett

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm

Curtis J. Rhoden

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Daniel Edward

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Danielle Meade (Age 26 – Columbus, Ohio)

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/charges-filed-alleged-dogfighting-operation/530-adb38416-179e-42ca-9724-9cc3f9b1c791

Darius D. Spear

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Darnell W. Horton (Stark County, OH)

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/courts/2012/03/14/canton-cousins-charged-with-dog/42185989007

Darren D. Williams

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Dashawn M. Tomlin

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Douglas Blackwell

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm

Dwayne T. Robinson Jr.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007

Edwin Sampson (Cincinnati)

https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring

Elliot Shelton (Age 25 – Elyria, Ohio)

“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A “One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B “Pit Bull Deaths Sicken Humane Officer,” News-Journal, 10 Feb 1998, page 1

Ennis Lungs (State v. Lewis, 2009 Ohio 158 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009))

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-lewis-195?p=6&q=DOGFIGHTING&sort=relevance&type=case&ssr=false&scrollTo=true#pa20

Click to access 2008-Ohio-4928.pdf

Eric A. Lewis (State v. Lewis, 2009 Ohio 158 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009))

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-lewis-195?p=6&q=DOGFIGHTING&sort=relevance&type=case&ssr=false&scrollTo=true#pa20

Eric R. Shephard

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Eric L. Wiggins

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/man-charged-with-dog-fighting-cruelty-animals/S1CK1nE9GFEvGVP71c6UFO

https://casetext.com/case/wiggins-v-kumpf?p=6&q=DOGFIGHTING&sort=relevance&type=case&ssr=false&scrollTo=true#pa31

Gary Bacchus

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/puppies-dogs-rescued-in-cleveland-dogfighting-investigation

German Sanchez

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dog-fighting-still-a-big-problem-in-central-ohio

Henry Gerard James Hill, Jr.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007

James Stilts (Dayton)

“Stepp Indicted in Dogfighting,” The Journal Herald, 21 Oct 1980, page 3

James Wright (Age 41 – Orient, OH)

Jamison Vickers (Columbus)

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2007/07/20/dogfighters-dragged-out-shadows/23464276007

Jari Tiller (Cleveland)

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-2-indicted-in-dogfighting-investigation

Jerome Davis

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/the-investigator-dog-fighting-called-underground-bloodsport/95-572835006

Jerry Larnell Buchanan

https://mugshots.com/US-States/Ohio/Lucas-County-OH/Jerry-Larnell-Buchanan.164023464.html

https://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2018/01/25/Dogfighting-charges-dropped-in-plea-agreement/stories

Jerry Pounds

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm

Johany M. Boykins

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

John B. Horton (Stark County, OH — John Horton was additionally charged with two counts of obstructing official business, having weapons under disability, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle while impaired and driving under suspension.)

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/courts/2012/03/14/canton-cousins-charged-with-dog/42185989007

John Norris (Age 30 – Pataskala, OH)

“Morrow Co. Arrests Incarcerated Man,” The Newark Advocate, 05 Nov 1980, page 25

Jon E. Pollard

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/men-arrested-alleged-dogfighting-ring/qi22H7pISZvIAanHnw8n3I

Kalvin Ray Lasenby (Age 23 – Lima)

“Man Jailed on Dogfighting Charge,” The Lima News, 26 Jun 1992, page A7 [Gave the dog warden a fake name because his dog didn’t have a license…]

Karen A. Crosby

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Keith Ballard (Age 24 – Cincinnati)

“Dog-Fighting Suspect Arraigned,” The Cincinnati Post, 09 Aug 1990, page 13A

Kenneth Gaines

https://www.animallaw.info/case/state-v-gaines

“Pit Bull Lawsuit: Couple Sues Over Killing of Dogs,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jun 1990, page A-9

Kenneth K. King (State v. King, 157 Ohio App. 3d 93 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004))

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-king-356?p=7&q=DOGFIGHTING&sort=relevance&type=case&ssr=false&scrollTo=true#pa60

Kevin L. Taylor

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Landis Campbell (Age 20 – Cincinnati)

“Complaints About Dogfighting on the Rise, Police Say,” The Courier-Journal, 09 Oct 1997, page B3

Larontay Bennett

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/cincinnati/press-releases/2009/ci040609.htm

Leon Jennings (Cincinnati)

https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring

Lorenzo Keasean Buckingham

https://www.djournal.com/news/dogfight-follow-up-will-cross-many-state-lines/article_b22f34ba-f610-58ab-99f0-409a0fa8d454.html

Mahr Hameed

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Malik O. Knox

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Marcus E. Wilson

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Mark McCraw Jr. (related to Mark T. McCraw in California)

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Mark Overton (Age 24 – Toledo)

“Toledo Takes a Bite out of Dogfighting,” Citizens’ Voice, 30 Apr 1995, page 20

Martin E. Jones

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Maurice Davis (Cincinnati)

https://www.fox19.com/story/19107946/5-charged-in-dogfighting-ring

Maurice Preston

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/the-investigator-dog-fighting-called-underground-bloodsport/95-572835006

Maurice Wynn

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Maurice L. Wynn

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Michael James Ellsworth

https://www.fox19.com/story/15621778/police-seize-a-dozen-dogs-after-dogfighting-investigation

Michael Valentine (Bidwell)

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-prison-dogfighting-and-drug-distribution

Bidwell, Ohio, dogfighter Michael Valentine pleaded guilty to raising and training 51 pitbulls; he also sold fentanyl. Know someone who fights dogs, goes to dogfights, breeds/transports APBTs for dogfighters or collects cats, kittens, rabbits & other “bait” animals for them? $5k reward: 877-TIP-HSUS
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Michelle Orrender (Dayton)

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime–law/worst-dogfighting-case-since-prosecutor-says/4fP7FotcQ4AsBKG7Fx823I

Nancy Martin (Age 22 – Mount Gilead – Morrow County special deputy sheriff)

“Ex-Special Deputy Sentenced to 10 Days,” The Marion Star, 04 Oct 1998, page 5A

“One Dogfighting Suspect Was Special Deputy in Morrow County,” Telegraph-Forum, 10 Feb 1998, page 5B

Nylajanel Mobley (Cleveland)

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-dozens-of-charges-filed-against-two-people-in-dog-fighting-investigation-drug-bust

Orenthal Tyrone Watkins

https://www.djournal.com/news/dogfight-follow-up-will-cross-many-state-lines/article_b22f34ba-f610-58ab-99f0-409a0fa8d454.html

Orlando Mendoza (Age 24 – Lorain, OH)

Oscar Lawrence Jr. (Toledo)

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2018/10/02/oscar-lawrence-jr-toledo-arraigned-on-drug-trafficking-dog-fighting-charges/stories/20181002114(photo)

Otha Jones (Lucas County — dogfighting, having a weapon while under disability, illegal marijuana cultivation)

https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/sixth-district-court-of-appeals/2003/2003-ohio-219.html

Paul D. Pennington

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/men-arrested-alleged-dogfighting-ring/qi22H7pISZvIAanHnw8n3I

Peter Preston

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/the-investigator-dog-fighting-called-underground-bloodsport/95-572835006

Randall J. Frye

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-dog-fighting-conspiracy

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/07/five-charged-after-raid-on/23331020007

Raymond Dean (Toledo — dogfighting, carrying a weapon under disability)

https://nbc24.com/news/local/toledo-man-arraigned-on-dog-fighting-charges(photo)

Renard Jones

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Reshard L. Jackson

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/47-people-charged-in-suspected/10482026007

Richard Harris (Age 29 – Cincinnati)

“Police Seize Pot, Cocaine and Pit Bulls,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Mar 1996, page C1 (also seized treadmill, scales and springpole with animal hide attached)