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Man Booking Deadly Dogfights In Maryland Admits To Operating Enterprise: Feds
The Maryland man who operated the "Razor Sharp Kennels" dogfighting enterprise is facing decades in prison, according to federal authorities.
Mario Flythe, 50, of Glen Burnie, pleaded guilty on Tuesday and admitted to training dogs with treadmills, weighted collars, and fed them animal steroids as part of his operation.
As part of his guilty plea, Flythe also admitted that he was affiliated in the same dogfighting ring with Frederick Douglas Moorefield, Jr., breeding the dogs at his home and training them for years.
Moorefield, a Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and C…
Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy
Two more men from the region have pleaded guilty to their roles in a violent local dogfighting ring that operated throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, federal authorities announced.
Derek Garcia, 41, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in dog fighting, and Camp Springs, Maryland resident Ricardo Thorne, 52, admitted to advertising the fights on the Internet to turn a profit, according to federal prosecutors.
According to court documents, between at least May 2015 and August 2020, Garcia, Thorne, and others used a private messaging app they referred…
