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Fourteen Convicted in Georgia Dog Fighting Case
**Albany, GA** – All 14 defendants involved in a federal dog fighting case in Albany, Georgia, have been convicted. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia accepted guilty pleas from individuals including Tamichael Elijah, Marvin Pulley III, Brandon Baker, Christopher Travis Beaumont, Herman Buggs Jr., Terrance Davis, Timothy Freeman, Terelle Ganzy, Gary Hopkins, Cornelious Johnson, Rodrecus Kimble, Donnametric Miller, Willie Russell, and Fredricus White.
According to court documents, the defendants gathered on April 24, 2022, at a property in Donalsonville, Georgia, for a large-scale dog fighting event. The event involved 24 pit bull-type dogs brought for fights over the weekend. Law enforcement officials intervened and discovered numerous dogs in crates within vehicles on the property.
Dogs were stored in vehicles after fighting or while waiting for turns in the fighting pit, and some were kept on chains at the venue. A total of 27 dogs were rescued, including one with severe injuries that later died. Others displayed recent injuries and scars indicative of past fights.
Aside from Freeman, all defendants pleaded guilty to
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