Mississippi
Man connected to Mississippi dogfighting sentenced to year in federal prison – Magnolia State Live
A person convicted for his position in a dogfighting ring that spanned 4 states has been sentenced to a bit of over a yr in federal jail.
Prosecutors mentioned Tuesday that Dangelo Cornish, 36, of Greensburg, Louisiana, acquired 14 months and two years of probation within the case, WBRZ-TV reported.
In a plea deal, Cornish admitted to having 5 pit bulls at his dwelling that had been being skilled to struggle, prosecutors mentioned. Cornish was caught after a wiretap intercepted conversations with members of the Valley Avenue drug ring the place he mentioned the dogfighting operation.
When investigators raided Cornish’s dwelling in 2017, they discovered the canine chained up with weighted collars and anklets. In addition they discovered veterinary dietary supplements and a treadmill used to drive the canine to train.
Detectives later discovered that Cornish had connections to dogfighting in Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi.
Cornish is the sixth individual sentenced on account of the investigation.