Justice Dept.: Louisiana Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Dogfighting
December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023:
A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role 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.
Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge, is the final of seven total defendants to be sentenced . . .
A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role 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.
Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge, is the final of seven total defendants to be sentenced . . .