U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana: Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Dogfighting Conspiracy - Six Other Defendants Involved in the Animal Fighting Venture Have Already Been Convicted
July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release on July 13, 2023:
A Louisiana man - Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge - pleaded guilty today for his part in a conspiracy to sponsor, exhibit, possess and transport animals in an interstate animal fighting venture, and to possessing an animal in such a venture, all in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
To date, six other defe . . .
A Louisiana man - Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge - pleaded guilty today for his part in a conspiracy to sponsor, exhibit, possess and transport animals in an interstate animal fighting venture, and to possessing an animal in such a venture, all in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
To date, six other defe . . .