US EditionNearly 200 dogs seized from ex-NFL player in dogfighting case
- Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson, age 54, was indicted and arrested on March 20, 2025, for allegedly operating a large dogfighting venture, and later released on bail.
- Johnson's indictment stems from possessing pit bull-type dogs for use in an animal fighting venture, as well as for selling, transporting, and delivering dogs for the same purpose.
- Authorities seized 190 dogs from Johnson in October 2024, believed to be the most ever taken from one person in a federal dogfighting investigation, at his operation "Mal Kant Kennels" located in Broken Arrow and Haskell, Oklahoma.
- Johnson, who previously pleaded guilty to state animal fighting charges in 2004, allegedly bred dogs that won as many as five fights and sold "stud rights" and their offspring to grow the dogfighting industry, profiting financially through trafficking across the U.S.
- If convicted on all 21 counts, Johnson could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge, as the FBI views animal cruelty investigations as a precursor to larger, organized crime efforts, similar to trafficking and homicides.
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Former Green Bay Packer charged for dog fighting in 'largest seizure of dogs from one person'
(WFRV) - In what is said to have been "the largest number of dogs ever seized from a single person," a former Green Bay Packers draft pick has officially been charged for multiple violations related to dog fighting. According to a release from the United States Department of Justice, LeShon Eugene Johnson, a third-round draft selection of the Green Bay Packers, had 190 pit bull-type dogs seized from him in October 2024 under the Animal Welfare A…
LeShon Johnson, former NIU star and NFL running back, indicted in massive federal dogfighting case
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Former Northern Illinois star and NFL running back Leshon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a large dogfighting venture that resulted in authorities seizing 190 dogs — considered the most taken from one person in a federal dogfighting investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Johnson, of Broken Arrow, Okla., has been charged with possessing the pit bull-type dogs for use in an animal fighti…
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Nearly 200 dogs seized from ex-NFL star in dogfighting case
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Former NFL player Leshon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a large dogfighting venture that resulted in authorities seizing 190 dogs — considered the most ever taken from one person in a federal dogfighting…
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