EXCLUSIVE –
I spoke with a person who says they were one of the people who tipped off the feds…. Also here are just some of the pictures, I’m told, the feds used to build their case against Leshon Eugene Johnson, 51, a former NFL player from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
From the gridiron to the courtroom, Johnson has been indicted on federal charges related to operating a large-scale dog fighting and trafficking operation. Authorities seized 190 dogs, marking the largest dog fighting seizure in U.S. history.
The unsealed grand jury indictment (March 25) charges Johnson with possessing, selling, transporting, and delivering dogs for fighting in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
Johnson previously pleaded guilty to similar charges in 2004 when 80 pit bulls were confiscated. He allegedly bred and sold dogs with traits of champion fighters, operated under the names “Krazyside Kennels” and “Mal Kant Kennels”, and trafficked dogs nationwide for profit.
The Department of Justice says THIS PROSECUTION DISRUPTED A MAJOR SUPPLY OF FIGHTING DOGS AND LIKELY SAVED MANY ANIMALS WHO MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE WOUND UP END.
If convicted, Johnson faces up to five years in prison per count and a $250,000 fine. The FBI in Shreveport is leading the investigation, and updates on future court dates are forthcoming.
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