Crime & Safety
Massive Dogfighting Bust Leads to Carmichael Man's Arrest; Placer County Ties Suspected as Well
50 people were arrested in this Mississipi dog fighting operation.
A police raid on a massive dogfight in Mississippi last weekend netted 50 arrests. On Thursday, a Carmichael man was arrested in connection with the bust as well.
James Leiva, 60, was arrested and four dogs were seized by the Sacramento Sheriff's Department, according to News10. Police also found cocaine and ammunition.
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Here's more about the bust in Mississippi, via Newsday:
A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with organizers and participants from around the country, authorities said Monday.
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A monthslong investigation involving numerous federal, state and local agencies culminated in the raid Saturday night where at least 200 people gathered in a barn at the end of a dirt road in Benton County, authorities said.
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