Niggers cold busted in dogfighting ring.

[Tricknologist]

From left, Mylyn Robinson, 28, of Newark, Kaysona Miller, 27, of South Bound Brook, Armin Spann, 31, of North Plainfield, and Barry Norman, 28, of South Bound Brook, are charged with running a dog fighting operation in South Bound Brook.

SOUTH BOUND BROOK -- As officers approached the home on Edgewood Terrace in South Bound Brook, authorities said, the sounds coming from the basement were unmistakeable:

Dogs crying, barking and growling. People shouting, clapping and whistling.

Once inside, authorities said, the officers discovered a large, blood-stained fighting ring. Next to it was a bucket filled with bloody water and a blood-soaked rag.

Four pit bulls — all with facial injuries — were in crates. One dog had an injured leg. A fifth dog, its face bloodied, was locked inside a bathroom. The room was damaged, apparently because the animal trying to escape, Detective Sgt. Francisco Roman of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, said in his report.

Police, drawn to the house Sunday afternoon after receiving an anonymous tip about an alleged dog fighting operation, arrested five people on charges of animal fighting and animal cruelty, authorities said today.

"There was no visible food or water for any of the dogs and no accessories commonly found with pet dogs," Roman said.

Five children between the ages of 5 to 9, were also in the house. The state Division of Youth and Family Services released them to relatives, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said.

Arrested were Artamas Miller, 39, of Plainfield; his girlfriend, Kaysona Miller, 27, who lived in the Edgewood Terrace home; Barry Norman, 28, of South Bound Brook; Mylyn Robinson, 28, of Newark; and Armin Spann, 31, of North Plainfield.

Kaysona Miller allowed officers to enter the home, according to Roman’s arrest report. Her boyfriend was discovered in a closet of an unoccupied apartment on the second floor and was additionally charged with criminal trespass, hindering apprehension and criminal mischief, Forest said.

According to Roman’s arrest report, Kaysona Miller told police Artamas Miller asked her if Norman could bring his dog to the house. After she granted the request, the others brought dogs over as well, the report said.

The dogs were first taken to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, but later transferred to other facilities because they posed a danger to the staff, said Jacqueline Fahey, the center’s animal welfare director. They have since been determined to be unfit for adoption and will be euthanized, Forrest said.

The dogs, all male, weighed about 45 pounds and none had been neutered. Most of the injuries appeared to be abrasions and old bite wounds, Fahey said.

The investigation is ongoing, and part of that will be determining who owned the animals, Forrest said.

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[Noam Sayn]

Five plead guilty to roles in South Bound Brook dogfighting match

Artamas Miller

SOUTH BOUND BROOK — Five adults pleaded guilty today for their roles in a dog fighting match that left the animals so severely injured that they had to be euthanized.

The match took place March 7 in a South Bound Brook home, where police responded to Edgewood Terrace on an anonymous report and heard barking, growling and shouting coming from the basement, authorities said.

Inside, police found evidence of the blood sport, including a fighting ring and five injured pit bulls, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said. Workers from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center deemed the dogs unsuitable for adoption because of their wounds and their temperament.

There were five children, ages 5 to 9, who were in residence at the time. The state Division of Youth and Family Services released them to relatives.

The defendants appeared one by one today before Superior Court Judge Paul Armstrong in Somerville. Assistant Prosecutor Robert Hawkes struck plea deals with each. There was some variation, but all had to accept the deals or face trial.

Now, most face county jail terms the judge said he would suspend, plus probation, community service and psychiatric counseling.

Barry Norman, 29, of South Bound Brook, admitted that he participated and brought his own dog. He pleaded guilty to animal fighting and animal cruelty and faces three years in prison, to run concurrent to a sentence he is serving for a 2008 drug offense.

Artamas Miller, 40, of Forks Township, Pa., pleaded guilty to animal fighting, cruelty and criminal trespassing when he appeared with his defense lawyer. Miller admitted that when police arrived, he broke into another unit and hid in a closet. In addition to other penalties, he faces a 180-day term Armstrong will suspend.

Kaysona Miller, who will be turning 28 on Saturday, admitted she was the tenant who allowed the basement to be used. She pleaded guilty to animal fighting. In exchange, the state will dismiss the animal cruelty charge and the 12 municipal court summonses at sentencing. She faces 90 days in the county jail, to be suspended, and the other terms.

Mylyn Robinson, 28, of Somerville, pleaded guilty to animal fighting and cruelty in exchange for 364 days, to be suspended, and other terms. Armin Spann, 32, of North Plainfield, was the last to appear. In exchange for pleading guilty to animal fighting and cruelty, he faces a 90-day county jail term the judge will suspend, and the other penalties.

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