NFL defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs, Isaiah Buggs, has been accused of abusing two dogs.
On Wednesday, court documents showed that Buggs, 27, allegedly abused a Pitbull and Rottweiler mix.
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Tuscaloosa County Alabama court documents state the dogs were found severely malnourished and neglected.
One of the dogs has already been euthanized.
The dogs were found in a home rented by the Chiefs player, who moved out of it in March, neighbors said, according to court documents, reported by AL.
Buggs allegedly owed more than $3,000 in rent when he left.
The football player has two misdemeanor warrants out for second-degree animal cruelty.
HORROR DETAILS
On March 28, Tuscaloosa police were alerted to two dogs that were left in the back of a home.
Police and City of Tuscaloosa Animal Control arrived at the home and found a gray and white Pitbull on the back porch surrounded by feces, according to court records.
They also found a black Rottweiler mix locked in a metal cage placed in direct sunlight and without access to food or water.
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Both animals were taken the day they were found because they were “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected.”
The house also looked abandoned.
Witnesses said Buggs left the house around March 19, before a termination notice was served on the NFL player on April 15 for back rent he owed, according to the outlet.
In late April, the Pitbull was euthanized at the Tuscaloosa County Metro Animal Shelter because of the animal’s “increasing aggression” and the failure of heartworm treatment administered by the shelter.
Records stated that the Rottweiler weighed 52 pounds, which was extremely underweight for a 3-year-old dog of that breed, according to experts.
‘VEEMENTALLY DENY’
After learning the rental property belonged to Buggs and the dogs were taken, authorities attempted to contact the Chiefs player but had no luck, according to documents.
Both dogs were “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected.”
Tuscaloosa County Alabama Court Documents
Civil court documents state that Buggs is “unable, unwilling or unfit” to properly care for the dogs and is asking to permanently relinquish custody of the dogs to the shelter.
Buggs “vehemently denies the veracity of the allegations and accusations made against him,” said Buggs’ agent, Trey Robinson, according to a tweet shared by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
“We believe the City of Tuscaloosa’s decision to file charges today is part of a joint effort by the City of Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa Police Department to tarnish the name and reputation of Mr. Buggs as part of an ongoing subversive campaign to force the closure of its local Kings Hookah Lounge business,” the statement continued.
Robinson shared that Buggs was arrested twice at the lounge in two months for misdemeanors, but the records were not released.
The statement did not say the reason for the arrests.
“The city used the threat of pursuing and publicizing the allegations made today and these arrests as leverage against Mr. Buggs, offering to drop them and not pursue them in exchange for his voluntary renunciation of his business license,” it read. the statement.
Robinson wrote that Buggs declined the offer because he has “serious concerns” about the city’s motives for “deciding to target his business.”
The football player intends to “bring to light” these reasons in his legal defense against the accusation of cruelty to animals, the statement continues.
TEAM PLAYER
Buggs started with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019 before joining the Detroit Lions in 2022.
Following his 2023 season with the Lions, he was waived on Jan. 2 and joined the Chiefs two days later, according to AL.
He re-signed with the team on February 17 after being on the practice squad in time for Super Bowl LVIII.
He has 89 tackles and two sacks in 56 career regular-season games.
The US Sun has reached out to Isaiah Buggs for comment.
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