I wanted to believe this guy when he claimed he wasn't involved with this whole dog fighting mess, but after seeing the photo's of his property and reading the latest reports, there's no way he can claim he had nothing to do with it.

His property was a TRAINING ground for these dogs.  Others who participated say he was a huge player in the whole thing. 

This is from MSNBC and shows how disgusting this "passtime" is.

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Fifty-four pit bulls were recovered from the property during searches in April, along with a rape stand, used to hold dogs in place for mating; an electric treadmill modified for dogs; and a bloodied piece of carpeting, the documents said.

The documents said the fights usually occurred late at night or in the early morning and would last several hours. The winning dog would win from 100s up to 1,000s of dollars, and participants and spectators also bet on the dogfights.

Before fights, the participating dogs of the same sex would be weighed and bathed, according to the filings. Opposing dogs would be washed to remove any poison or narcotic placed on the dogs coat that could affect the other dogs performance. Sometimes participants would not feed a dog before the fight to make it more hungry for the other dog, the documents said.

Fights would end when one dog died or with the surrender of the losing dog, which was sometimes put to death by drowning, strangulation, hanging, gun shot, electrocution or some other method, according to the documents. The property has an aboveground swimming pool, and investigators were seen looking into the pool Friday.

During a June search of the property, investigators uncovered the graves of seven pit bulls that were killed by members of Bad Newz Kennels following sessions to test whether the dogs would be good fighters, the documents said.

Members of Bad Newz Kennels also sponsored and exhibited fights in other parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey and other states, the filings said.