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Accused Leader of Dogfighting Ring on Trial

Dogfighting Trial Bred to fight then left to die, a jury sees photos of a pit bull that lost a dogfight in the basement of a Cincinnati business. But one customer who paid to see it was wearing a wire.

The Humane Society called these local dogfights brutal and cruel. Now, a jury will decide if the alleged ringleader of the operation should do time.

Terry Kendrick is on trial, accused of hosting and refereeing dog fights, and training pit bulls that were bred to fight. He was one of a dozen people arrested during a raid last year in which agents seized 64 dogs.

Local 12's Deborah Dixon tells us some of today's testimony was about one of the dogs.

Photos the jury saw are part of this developing story alert, some of you may find them disturbing. When the beauty parlor on Gilbert Avenue closed on some nights, the back door to the basement opened for dogfights in this pen. Cover at the door was 20 bucks. Some bet thousands to win. Concessions were available during the bloody show.

Agent Mike Gabrielson, Ohio's Organized Crime Unit: "Dogs were weighed, washed, and taken to the pit."

Agent Mike Gabrielson was working undercover with Ohio's Organized Crime Unit when he bet 12-hundred dollars on a pit bull named "Dollar Bill." Gabrielson testified 40 people paid to watch the March 2007 fight that Terry Kendrick refereed.

One of the six charges against him has to do with that fight that Dollar Bill lost. These are photos of his injuries, including deep bites to his neck, legs and ears. Dollar Bill was barely breathing when the fight was called.

Deborah Dixon: "Agent Gabrielson testified after the fight he went with the owner in a van here to Burnet Avenue, where the bleeding dying dog was thrown over the fence into the playground."

"He said he doesn't kill his dogs. He lets God sort it out. What does that mean to you?"

That he doesn't bother with dogs that lose. According to testimony, Dollar Bill managed to get to the front porch of a nearby home. It was too late. Dollar Bill was put to sleep. So were the other 64 dogs seized in the raids from here to Dayton, because they were bred to fight ... to the death.

Deborah Dixon, Local 12.
 
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What do a College Hill father of 12 and a disgraced, former National Football League star have in common?

Both former star pro football quarterback Michael Vick and Terry "O.G." Kendrick have been convicted of crimes connected to dog fighting and - after Kendrick's sentencing Monday - both will be serving time behind bars.

Vick is in a federal prison. Kendrick, found guilty in Hamilton County last month, faces up to 26 years
in prison.

"He's one of the biggest dogfighters in the country," Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor Gus Leon said.

"By his own word, he's been in the game since the '80s," Leon said.

"He's connected (to dogfights in) Florida, Texas, Detroit, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky."

A Hamilton County jury last month convicted him of dogfighting and trafficking in and possession of marijuana.

While the drug convictions carry much of the prison time for Kendrick, the dogfighting convictions brought the most attention.

John Goodwin is manager of animal fighting issues for The Humane Society of the United States, the country's largest animal-protection agency. He knows Kendrick as "O.G." or "Rastamon."

Kendrick's kennel was called "O.G. Posse" and operated out of Kendrick's College Hill basement, Goodwin, Leon and police said.

"Terry Kendrick has refereed dog fights involving Bad News Kennels. Of course, Bad News Kennels is Michael Vick's operation," Goodwin sa
id.

Bad News Kennels, also spelled as Bad Newz Kennels, was owned by Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback who is now in federal prison.

"There's no question who O.G. Posse is - Kendrick," Leon said. "It was never even an issue."

When police raided Kendrick's home, they found dogfighting trophies awarded to the O.G. Posse kennel - Kendrick, Goodwin said.

"Sporting Dog Journal," an underground dogfighting magazine, ran a list of fights in its November-December 2003 issue.

In one fight, a dog named Miami owned by Bad News Kennels was defeated in the 42-minute battle. The fight was refereed by "O.G. Posse" - who is Kendrick, Goodwin said.

Kendrick also placed an ad in that magazine, Goodwin said, selling pit bulls. The ad tells interested buyers to call "Rastamon" and leaves a phone number with a 513 area code. Goodwin and police said the number was Kendrick's.

"Terry Kendrick has been a long-time figure in the dogfighting world with connections throughout the nation," Goodwin said
.

Wrong, said Kendrick's attorney, Carl Lewis.

Kendrick isn't connected to Vick "that I know of," Lewis said. "(Kendrick) says it's all rumor and innuendo."

Kendrick was the final piece of "Operation Bite Back," an undercover operation that exposed a major dogfighting ring operating in Southwest Ohio.

It culminated with a raid at a March 2007 dogfighting convention where spectators paid from $20 to $100 to watch dogs fight bloody battles that sometimes ended with death or the loser being euthanized.

Of the 19 people arrested in Hamilton County in "Operation Bite Back," 18 were convicted.

Overall, 56 people from the Dayton and Cincinnati areas were arrested in the investigation.

The Humane Society of the United States and Goodwin helped in the investigation and raid.

The last to go to trial was Kendrick.

At that trial, Leon showed a seized video of Kendrick at a 2006 dog fight involving pit bulls in the basement of a Walnut Hills building.

"He's front and center. He's clearly
a leader. He's not tagging along," Leon said.

Testimony from officials at Kendrick's trials indicated he has been involved in dogfighting since at least 1982.

Before his Hamilton County trial, Kendrick pleaded guilty to federal court charges of dogfighting, conducting an illegal gambling house and being a felon with a gun.

That sentencing takes place June 30.
 
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Undercover agents counted 16 pit bulls in the basement of Terry Kendrick’s College Hill home the first time they visited last year as part of an investigation into dog fighting.

When Kendrick’s home was raided a few months later, they found just 13 dogs.

A Hamilton County prosecutor said today it’s no mystery what happened to the missing pit bulls.

“We can assume it wasn’t a good outcome for the dogs,” said assistant prosecutor Gus Leon. “It’s safe to assume they were killed.&#8221
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A judge said Kendrick’s treatment of those dogs – and of countless others over the past two decades – justified a six-year prison sentence. The judge tacked on another seven-and-a-half years for marijuana trafficking.

Kendrick’s sentencing in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court was the culmination of a 2007 state and local investigation that exposed a major dog fighting ring in Southwest Ohio.

Nineteen people, including Kendrick, were arrested in Hamilton County as part of the investigation, known as “Operation Bite Back.”

Investigators say Kendrick also was known as “O.G. Posse” and had connections to dog fighting operations from Florida to Texas to New York. They say he operated a kennel that bred fighting dogs in the basement of his College Hill home.

Leon and others also have said Kendrick had ties to former NFL star Michael Vick, whose career as a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons was derailed when he went to federal prison l
ast year on dog fighting charges.

Kendrick refereed fights for Vick’s Band News Kennels and advertised pit bulls in an underground magazine about dog fighting, authorities said.

Leon and others painted a grim portrait of the illegal business today at Kendrick’s sentencing.

Judge Robert Ruehlman said photographs, videos and other evidence obtained by investigators revealed the brutality of the sport. The judge described bone-jarring collisions, blood-stained rings and one that was dog mauled so badly its jaw detached from its head.

“Talk about cruelty to animals,” Ruehlman said. “I guess there’s no animal more cruel than humans.”

Amos Robinson, a member of College Hill Court Watch, said Kendrick’s dog fighting operation encouraged violence and was a magnet for other illegal activity.

“We have a terrible problem in College Hill and in society,” Robinson said. “The dogs had no chance to survive. Win or lose … death is the o
nly option for the dogs.”

Kendrick, the 47-year-old father of 12 children, apologized to his family and the community. His attorney, Carl Lewis, said news of Kendrick’s involvement with dog fighting was a shock to his friends.

“It’s a hard lesson learned,” Lewis said. “This is a very dark chapter in his life.”

Ruehlman could have sentenced Kendrick to as much as 26 years in prison, but he said several of the charges were related and could not be “piled on” to extend the sentence.

He said he considered the sentence of more than 13 years a maximum sentence, one he said should said a message to the community that law enforcement is taking dog fighting seriously.
 
On November 25, 2008, Vick pleaded guilty to a single count of dogfighting and was given a three year suspended sentence.[12]


Terry Kendrick
Terry Kendrick, Pleaded guilty December 11, 2007 to felon in possession of a firearm, conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting, illegal gambling, was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment.

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Tenth Federal Defendant in “Operation Bite Back” Dog Fighting Bust Sentenced​

U.S. Attorney’s Office April 06, 2009
  • Southern District of Ohio (937) 225-2910



DAYTON, OH—Ten people facing federal charges in connection with a multi-state dog fighting operation have been sentenced in United States District Court here. The final defendant was sentenced on Friday.
Gregory G. Lockhart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, and the heads of 22 other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that participated in the year-long investigation announced the sentences.

Those charged and their sentences are:
Cornelius Burnett, who pleaded guilty August 7, 2007 to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting, felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced Dec. 11, 2007 to 36 months imprisonment.
Jerry Pounds, who pleaded guilty September 7, 2007 to conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting, felon in possession of a firearm, and food stamp violations, was sentenced Friday, March 20, 2009 to 30 months imprisonment.
Malvin Cobler, Pleaded guilty on August 16, 2007 to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, food stamp violation. Sentenced to probation.
Larontay Bennett, Pleaded guilty on September 6, 2007 to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting, illegal gambling, was sentenced January 14, 2008 to 60 months imprisonment.
Paul G. Pennington, Pleaded guilty December 4, 2007 to interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, felon in possession of a firearm, food stamp violation, was sentenced to 32 days imprisonment.
Terry Kendrick, Pleaded guilty December 11, 2007 to felon in possession of a firearm, conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting, illegal gambling, was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment.
Jack D. Glisson, Pleaded guilty on August 29, 2007 to conspiracy to sell and transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and interstate transportation of stolen vehicles, was sentenced on December 3, 2007 to 21 months in prison.
Jon E. Pollard, Pleaded guilty August 9, 2007 to conducting and illegal gambling business, was sentenced on November 19, 2007 to six months of home confinement as part of three years on probation.
Douglas Blackwell, Pleaded guilty August 13, 2007 to conspiracy to sponsor and promote animal fighting and conducting an illegal gambling business, was sentenced to three years probation.
William Pike, Jr., Convicted in a bench trial on October 19, 2007 of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced February 1, 2008 to 84 months imprisonment.
On March 24, 2007, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies shut down a massive dog fighting operation based in Southwest Ohio. This coordinated effort, referred to as “Operation Bite Back,” resulted in the arrest of 54 individuals on state and federal charges.

“This case revealed that dog fighting attracts other criminal activities, including drug trafficking, gun running, illegal gambling, food stamp violations, and stolen vehicles and property offenses,” Lockhart said. “The animals suffer unspeakable cruelty in dog fights and communities experience great harm in connection with other illegal acts committed as part of these dog fighting operations.”

Congress has passed tougher laws against dog-fighting activities since this case began.
 
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