Fourteen Convicted in Major South Georgia Dogfighting Ring with Ties to Violence and Cruelty

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Fourteen individuals have been convicted for their involvement in a dogfighting ring in South Georgia, as announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia accepted their guilty pleas, with each defendant facing up to five years in federal prison. This conviction follows a recent case in Paulding County where a man received a 475-year sentence for multiple counts of dogfighting and animal cruelty, highlighting the serious nature of these offenses.