Two Charged With Dogfighting In Anne Arundel
posted 4:27 am Tue September 11, 2007 - Severna Park
Anne Arundel County police seized five pit bulls and $3,500 of crack cocaine at a Severna Park home after an investigation into alleged dogfighting. Police have charged 44-year-old Kevin Jay Green and 37-year-old Kathleen Marie Bell with maintaining a dogfighting operation, cruelty to animals, conducting dogfights and drug and weapons charges. They're being held at the county Detention Center on $750,000 bond.
Police started their investigation after a tipster overheard men yelling "Kill 'em" and "Break his leg" as two pit bulls attacked another dog.
During two days of surveillance, police did not witness any dogfighting, but they saw men walking the pit bulls and assembling small fenced-in areas.
Investigators found four grown pitbulls and one puppy in the home. They also found items that might have been used to build dogs' endurance and strength.
Several of the dogs had injuries that may have been caused by fighting and the animals were turned over to Animal Control for evaluation.
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