BREAKING: Pentagon official arrested for running pitbull fighting ring for 20 years
Law enforcement seized jumper cables used to execute dogs that lose dogfights as well as a device used to impregnate females pic.twitter.com/lrIDDOwkSA
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Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer, is accused of training fighting dogs for more than 20 years
A senior member of the Department of Defense communications staff has been arrested and charged with participating in a dogfighting ring in the D.C. area for more than 20 years, federal authorities disclosed Monday. The ring regularly trained dogs for fights, ran thousands of dollars in bets on the outcomes, and executed dogs that didn’t die during matches, court records state.
Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr., 62, of Arnold, Md., was a deputy chief information officer for command, control and communications for the Secretary of Defense’s Chief Information Officer, court records and Moorefield’s LinkedIn page show. He was arrested Thursday on a charge of promoting and furthering animal fighting venture, along with a longtime friend who allegedly admitted his participation in dogfighting, Mario D. Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie.
Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer, is accused of training fighting dogs for more than 20 years
A senior member of the Department of Defense communications staff has been arrested and charged with participating in a dogfighting ring in the D.C. area… pic.twitter.com/VdRUH7rzF1
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