Former Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty prices.
Decide Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs final week to a 12 months of arduous labor, ordering him to serve 60 days. The remainder can be suspended for 2 years “pending the conduct of the defendant.”
The 27-year-old can be not allowed to have or be round firearms or personal canines or cats.
The Chiefs launched Buggs on 24 June, eight days after his second current arrest in Alabama. He was detained on a cost of home violence/housebreaking and launched on a $5,000 bond, in accordance with information from the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The animal cruelty prices got here after officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Division discovered two canines that have been “severely malnourished” and “emaciated” at a home rented by Buggs, in accordance with courtroom paperwork. The courtroom filings reported {that a} neighbor stated the canines had been left there for a minimum of 10 days and had no entry to meals or water. One of many canines was finally euthanized. Witnesses stated Buggs had moved out of the home every week earlier than the officers discovered the canines.
Buggs’ agent, Trey Robinson, issued an announcement saying that the canines didn’t belong to the participant. Robinson stated Buggs didn’t know they have been nonetheless on the property and was the goal of a “subversive marketing campaign” to close down a hookah lounge he owns.
The defensive sort out performed faculty soccer for Alabama and spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier than two years with the Detroit Lions. He has began 23 video games and appeared in 56 in his profession, with 89 tackles and two sacks. He had signed a $1.3m contract with Kansas Metropolis for the upcoming season.
