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03-20-2010, 10:43 AM
More dogfighting charges filed
BY ROBERT PATRICK
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Saturday, Mar. 20 2010
EAST ST. LOUIS — The indictment of seven people accused of conspiracy to commit
unlawful activities of dogfighting may signal a new round of federal charges
stemming from raids last summer in Illinois, Missouri and other states.
The five-page indictment, made public Friday, accuses the group of promoting,
sponsoring, watching, betting on or otherwise participating in dogfights. It
refers to fights in Washington Park on July 19, Sept. 4 and Nov. 1 of 2008, and
in Prairie du Rocher on Nov. 1, 2008. It also cites practice fights in East St.
Louis on April 19, 2009.
Ages and hometowns were not provided for those indicted: Judious Kizeart, Brent
Cash, Darryl Madison, Thadius Page, Terrill Clark, Gary Payne and Michael
Williams. Madison is identified in the indictment as a kennel owner. All are
due to appear in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis on April 4.
Several of the fight locations are the same as in last summer's charges.
Called the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history, the summertime round of
searches and arrests resulted in charges against more than two dozen people in
several states, and the seizure of more than 400 dogs in Missouri and Illinois
alone.
Court documents suggest more charges are coming. Debbie Hill, the Humane
Society's vice president for operations, said Friday that she had been told to
expect it.
Hill said the charges are being handled in batches to avoid overwhelming the
court system.
Prosecutors handling the dogfighting cases in St. Louis and East St. Louis
could not be reached for comment Friday.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/31445AB18F644A1E862576EC0000D9A3?OpenDocument
BY ROBERT PATRICK
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Saturday, Mar. 20 2010
EAST ST. LOUIS — The indictment of seven people accused of conspiracy to commit
unlawful activities of dogfighting may signal a new round of federal charges
stemming from raids last summer in Illinois, Missouri and other states.
The five-page indictment, made public Friday, accuses the group of promoting,
sponsoring, watching, betting on or otherwise participating in dogfights. It
refers to fights in Washington Park on July 19, Sept. 4 and Nov. 1 of 2008, and
in Prairie du Rocher on Nov. 1, 2008. It also cites practice fights in East St.
Louis on April 19, 2009.
Ages and hometowns were not provided for those indicted: Judious Kizeart, Brent
Cash, Darryl Madison, Thadius Page, Terrill Clark, Gary Payne and Michael
Williams. Madison is identified in the indictment as a kennel owner. All are
due to appear in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis on April 4.
Several of the fight locations are the same as in last summer's charges.
Called the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history, the summertime round of
searches and arrests resulted in charges against more than two dozen people in
several states, and the seizure of more than 400 dogs in Missouri and Illinois
alone.
Court documents suggest more charges are coming. Debbie Hill, the Humane
Society's vice president for operations, said Friday that she had been told to
expect it.
Hill said the charges are being handled in batches to avoid overwhelming the
court system.
Prosecutors handling the dogfighting cases in St. Louis and East St. Louis
could not be reached for comment Friday.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/31445AB18F644A1E862576EC0000D9A3?OpenDocument