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PRESS RELEASE July 6, 2007
Defendants Found Guilty in Dog Fighting Case
On July 6, 2007, Defendants Simon Denby, Donyell Moschetti and Louis Snowden-Davis entered no-contest pleas and were found guilty as charged of all of the counts in the indictment, as follows:
Simon Denby · 31 counts Dog Fighting · 8 counts Possession of Criminal Tools · 11 counts Cruelty to Animals Donyell Moschetti · 31 counts Dog Fighting · 9 counts Possession of Criminal Tools · 11 counts Cruelty to Animals Louis Snowden-Davis · 34 counts Dog Fighting · 7 counts Possession of Criminal Tools · 11 counts Cruelty to Animals
These defendants were identified by Dayton Police Officers on July 23, 2006 after receiving a report of an injured Pit Bull Terrier in the area of 4901 Hoover Avenue, Dayton. A total of 31 Pit Bull Terriers were seized from that location. The defendants were indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury on November 3, 2006. The defendants were scheduled to go to trial on Monday, July 9, 2007. There were no plea agreements between prosecutors and the defendants in exchange for the pleas.
Prosecutor Mat Heck, Jr. said, “We are very pleased that these defendants have been convicted of all of the charges. Dog Fighting is a sadistic and cruel criminal enterprise that will not be permitted.”
The defendants will be sentenced on August 14, 2007 at 9:00 AM.
For more information, contact: Mr. Greg Flannagan, Administrative Assistant, 937-225-5610
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