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Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing
Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…

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Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say
Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say Two people were hospitalized in Montgomery County following an apparent electrocution incident in North Potomac, officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 17, paramedics were called to a construction scene in the area of Darnestown Road and Great Seneca Highway, where there were reports of a possible electrocution involving workers at a job site. The scene of the incident in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the scene, where they evaluated and treated two people, both of whom suffered electrical shock - one with burn…

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