Pentagon Official Charged With Running a Dogfighting Ring
Twelve dogs and an electrical plug with jumper cables were seized last month from the Maryland homes of two men charged with promoting a dogfighting ring.
Pentagon official charged for dogfighting, allegedly killing dogs
Former high-ranking Pentagon official, Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr. has been charged for facilitating an underground dogfighting ring.
PENTAGON OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH DOGFIGHTING
High-ranking Pentagon official Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr., along with his associate, Mario Damon Flythe, have been charged with facilitating an underground dogfighting ring.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland detailed in an October 2 news release that Moorefield, 62, and Flythe, 49, both from Maryland, have been charged with facilitating the gruesome dogfighting activity. On September 6, FBI agents conducted a search at Moorefield’s residence, leading to the discovery of five caged pit bull-type dogs, weighted collars, chains, and other incriminating evidence.
The FBI agents also uncovered equipment suspected of being used in the termination of dogs following lost fights. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland’s press release states, “Law enforcement officers seized a device consisting of an electrical plug and jumper cables, which the affidavit alleges is consistent with devices used to execute dogs that lose dogfights.”
Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman, a Pentagon spokesman, acknowledged the charges Tuesday, stating, “We can confirm that the individual is no longer in the workplace,” while refraining from commenting further and directing all questions to the Justice Department.
