๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ- ๐๐จ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ.
The following 6-part thread contains
๐จ Graphic images of animals.
๐จ Reports that may be sensitive to some readers.
๐จ Non-Action by FBI and Possible Corruption
๐จ Possible corrupt LE and Judge.
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ - ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-
My investigation began at the beginning of 2024 when a source provided me with information regarding a large dog fighting ring in Tyler, Tx.
Multiple videos showed dogs on short chains with barrels throughout the property. These videos are from January 2024.
During this time, multiple young men in Tyler had gone missing near this area. One young manโs body was found. And to this day, we do not have answers regarding his death. Therefore tensions were high in Tyler at this time.
However, even though concerns were stated by my source to the Tyler PD and the footage was handed over, Sheriff Larry Smith stated during a press conference recently that East Texas had no dogfighting cases in 12 years. Smith has been in office since 2013 and has assured the citizens that he has had no cases of dogfighting during his time as sheriff.
Oddly enough, the previous sheriff, JB Smith, had five dog cases in five years.
Dogfighting cases have been reported to the local sheriffโs office and to the local FBI office for the past TWO years, yet nothing has been done.
After my source stated that the local FBI and PD was not assisting them, even though they had VIDEO EVIDENCE, I referred the source to multiple friends and sources within the DOJ and The Texas Rangers. The source tried again, but with no luck.
Several incidents occurred in January that were reported by my source (an animal activist in Smith County) but those reports were not acted on.
๐ด A bait dog and a wallet were discovered in a ditch near the previously reported property. The wallet identified an Individual who worked for KLTV. This evidence was turned in. No action was taken.
๐ด It was discovered that the Smith County Judge who has refused to prosecute dog rings in the past has multiple family members who are involved in criminal activities.
๐ด One of my sources spoke to an Uber who refused to go near the property in question. He stated that there was dog fighting and he was fearful of the individuals that work on the property. He would not respond for an interview.
๐ดSeveral bodies have been found near the property in this footage. I want to say a huge thank you to my source for risking their lives to get this footage.
๐ด Dog Rings are a FEDERAL OFFENSE. WHY IS THE FBI IGNORING THIS and passing it off to local authorities? This is not normal.
The following 6-part thread contains
๐จ Graphic images of animals.
๐จ Reports that may be sensitive to some readers.
๐จ Non-Action by FBI and Possible Corruption
๐จ Possible corrupt LE and Judge.
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ - ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-
My investigation began at the beginning of 2024 when a source provided me with information regarding a large dog fighting ring in Tyler, Tx.
Multiple videos showed dogs on short chains with barrels throughout the property. These videos are from January 2024.
During this time, multiple young men in Tyler had gone missing near this area. One young manโs body was found. And to this day, we do not have answers regarding his death. Therefore tensions were high in Tyler at this time.
However, even though concerns were stated by my source to the Tyler PD and the footage was handed over, Sheriff Larry Smith stated during a press conference recently that East Texas had no dogfighting cases in 12 years. Smith has been in office since 2013 and has assured the citizens that he has had no cases of dogfighting during his time as sheriff.
Oddly enough, the previous sheriff, JB Smith, had five dog cases in five years.
Dogfighting cases have been reported to the local sheriffโs office and to the local FBI office for the past TWO years, yet nothing has been done.
After my source stated that the local FBI and PD was not assisting them, even though they had VIDEO EVIDENCE, I referred the source to multiple friends and sources within the DOJ and The Texas Rangers. The source tried again, but with no luck.
Several incidents occurred in January that were reported by my source (an animal activist in Smith County) but those reports were not acted on.
๐ด A bait dog and a wallet were discovered in a ditch near the previously reported property. The wallet identified an Individual who worked for KLTV. This evidence was turned in. No action was taken.
๐ด It was discovered that the Smith County Judge who has refused to prosecute dog rings in the past has multiple family members who are involved in criminal activities.
๐ด One of my sources spoke to an Uber who refused to go near the property in question. He stated that there was dog fighting and he was fearful of the individuals that work on the property. He would not respond for an interview.
๐ดSeveral bodies have been found near the property in this footage. I want to say a huge thank you to my source for risking their lives to get this footage.
๐ด Dog Rings are a FEDERAL OFFENSE. WHY IS THE FBI IGNORING THIS and passing it off to local authorities? This is not normal.
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On September 9th, 2024, an โanonymous phone call was madeโ regarding a 9 acre property in Tyler Tx. The caller said dogs were living in horrible conditions and dogs โwere possibly eating each other.โ
Animal control was dispatched to the location where they arrived and saw the conditions and immediately called the sheriff department. This is due to the fact that animal control has no law enforcement ability. While waiting for the sheriff department, animal control watched while an individual placed dogs into a car and drove off. To this day, we do not know where these dogs went or where this individual is. Only two men have been arrested.
The property was reported at the beginning of the year to the sheriff department and nothing was done at that time. Since then, these dogs were made to suffer and live in horrific conditions. 60 dogs and two cats were seized from the property.
The dogs in the perpetratorโs possession were running on treadmills in a hot barn with no ventilation. They were wearing weights which is meant to build muscle for fights. The vests they placed on the dogs weigh approximately 20 to 25 pounds and the neck weight, which is taped with duct tape, weighs around 15 to 17 pounds. The dogs wore a wide collar. These collars are attached above their head to a treadmill. This keeps the dogs walking, and if they fall down, it will choke them. To keep from choking to death, they must stand back up and continue walking.
Some of the dogs were used as bait dogs. Their jaws were broken, teeth removed, and numerous other things were done to the dog so that they were unable to fight back. Once they are no longer viable bait dogs, they are tossed away like trash. Sometimes they are not dead, but are left to die a slow and painful death.
The men had โbreak sticksโ otherwise known as a bite stick to break things up. They had a ring where the training takes place. It had boards around it, and the carpet was soaked with blood. Some blood was old and some fresh, like a training session had just occurred.
According to CBS 19 local news, the address had reportedly been under investigation for previous reports of a possible dog fighting ring, but โauthorities could not find any dogs or evidence on the property until Sept. 9.โ
We know this to be FALSE. The videos you see in the original post, were handed in to both the sheriffs office AND the FBI. These video are footage of property adjacent to the property NOW under investigation.
On September 9th, 2024, an โanonymous phone call was madeโ regarding a 9 acre property in Tyler Tx. The caller said dogs were living in horrible conditions and dogs โwere possibly eating each other.โ
Animal control was dispatched to the location where they arrived and saw the conditions and immediately called the sheriff department. This is due to the fact that animal control has no law enforcement ability. While waiting for the sheriff department, animal control watched while an individual placed dogs into a car and drove off. To this day, we do not know where these dogs went or where this individual is. Only two men have been arrested.
The property was reported at the beginning of the year to the sheriff department and nothing was done at that time. Since then, these dogs were made to suffer and live in horrific conditions. 60 dogs and two cats were seized from the property.
The dogs in the perpetratorโs possession were running on treadmills in a hot barn with no ventilation. They were wearing weights which is meant to build muscle for fights. The vests they placed on the dogs weigh approximately 20 to 25 pounds and the neck weight, which is taped with duct tape, weighs around 15 to 17 pounds. The dogs wore a wide collar. These collars are attached above their head to a treadmill. This keeps the dogs walking, and if they fall down, it will choke them. To keep from choking to death, they must stand back up and continue walking.
Some of the dogs were used as bait dogs. Their jaws were broken, teeth removed, and numerous other things were done to the dog so that they were unable to fight back. Once they are no longer viable bait dogs, they are tossed away like trash. Sometimes they are not dead, but are left to die a slow and painful death.
The men had โbreak sticksโ otherwise known as a bite stick to break things up. They had a ring where the training takes place. It had boards around it, and the carpet was soaked with blood. Some blood was old and some fresh, like a training session had just occurred.
According to CBS 19 local news, the address had reportedly been under investigation for previous reports of a possible dog fighting ring, but โauthorities could not find any dogs or evidence on the property until Sept. 9.โ
We know this to be FALSE. The videos you see in the original post, were handed in to both the sheriffs office AND the FBI. These video are footage of property adjacent to the property NOW under investigation.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐?
On the day of the arrests, the Sheriffโs Office announced in a press conference that a dogfighting ring was found, and he stated the exact address of the location. Even though the original call was simply for animal cruelty, he stated that this was โon an organized crime levelโ on DAY ONE. This is incredibly strange to do when an investigation has just begun.
Was he warning someone?
The day that the investigation started, the sheriffโs department invited veterinarian Dr. Gary Spence and a local rescue called Nicolas pet Haven to the active crime scene.
Since September 9, the rescue, Nicolas pet Haven, has disclosed a large amount of information that has possibly jeopardized the investigation. While they have been helping six of the animals found, the need for attention and media coverage has seemingly been the bigger priority and motivator for them.
The Previous location that was reported for over two years had over 50 dogs on property. This location is extremely close to the other location now under investigation. TODAY, if you were to go back to the property seen in the footage in the original post, All of the dogs and the roosters (you can hear them in the videos) are now gone. Now, a few dogs can be spotted and they are all in good shape. Unfortunately, it seems that they have had time to clean up their mess and were warned by the interview the sheriffs office gave and with the posts on Facebook were made by Nicolas pet Haven.
Dogfighting is a federal offense. Why did the FBI walk away from this?
On the day of the arrests, the Sheriffโs Office announced in a press conference that a dogfighting ring was found, and he stated the exact address of the location. Even though the original call was simply for animal cruelty, he stated that this was โon an organized crime levelโ on DAY ONE. This is incredibly strange to do when an investigation has just begun.
Was he warning someone?
The day that the investigation started, the sheriffโs department invited veterinarian Dr. Gary Spence and a local rescue called Nicolas pet Haven to the active crime scene.
Since September 9, the rescue, Nicolas pet Haven, has disclosed a large amount of information that has possibly jeopardized the investigation. While they have been helping six of the animals found, the need for attention and media coverage has seemingly been the bigger priority and motivator for them.
The Previous location that was reported for over two years had over 50 dogs on property. This location is extremely close to the other location now under investigation. TODAY, if you were to go back to the property seen in the footage in the original post, All of the dogs and the roosters (you can hear them in the videos) are now gone. Now, a few dogs can be spotted and they are all in good shape. Unfortunately, it seems that they have had time to clean up their mess and were warned by the interview the sheriffs office gave and with the posts on Facebook were made by Nicolas pet Haven.
Dogfighting is a federal offense. Why did the FBI walk away from this?
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When animals are seized, you must have a hearing within 10 days to decide if the animals are being awarded to the county or returned to the owners. Once the hearing takes place, you have 10 days to appeal. Until the decision is made during those 21 days the shelter must house feed and care for them.
When the 21 days are up, assuming the shelter gets ownership over them, they can start the vetting and adoption process. Since these are fighting dogs, the county will not be able to adopt them out due to liability. Rescues who are qualified in rehabilitating dogs like these, need to take these animals.
We need rescues to reach out to Smith County animal shelter if you can help in any way with these dogs being rehabilitated.
When animals are seized, you must have a hearing within 10 days to decide if the animals are being awarded to the county or returned to the owners. Once the hearing takes place, you have 10 days to appeal. Until the decision is made during those 21 days the shelter must house feed and care for them.
When the 21 days are up, assuming the shelter gets ownership over them, they can start the vetting and adoption process. Since these are fighting dogs, the county will not be able to adopt them out due to liability. Rescues who are qualified in rehabilitating dogs like these, need to take these animals.
We need rescues to reach out to Smith County animal shelter if you can help in any way with these dogs being rehabilitated.
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The two men arrested are Kerry Jones, 34, and Michael Jones, 31.
These two men own Blessing Hand BBQ and Catering, operated in Lindale, Texas. While their website shows that they have now closed, the Facebook page continues to show menus of food currently served. These posts have comments from supporting family members of the arrested men saying that they were โnot going to give upโ.
Kerry Jones hired Joel Baker with Murphy and Baker law firm, criminal attorney. He was a county judge and was removed from Office in 2016. He is accused of sending more than 1000 sexually explicit messages to a woman he met on Facebook but never met in person. He also sent photos of his genitals to the woman. The series of Facebook messages, text and phone calls also reportedly happened while Baker was attending the meeting of the state commission on Judah, judicial conduct in Austin and a conference for County commissioners court held in college Station.
Michael Jones hired attorney, Edward Estrada with Estrada law, criminal attorney.
The judge delayed their hearing until September 26 to give the newly hired attorneys a chance to get up to speed. He should have ruled and given the 10 days to appeal.
Judge Derrick Choice has unfortunately has been very easy on animal abuse. This judge has allowed multiple animal abusers to be reunited with their animals. For example, the judge heard a case on July 30, 2023 When Jonathan Vega choked a puppy to death on a leash. There is video evidence seen here. ๐๐ป
On August 3, 2023 animal control arrived at the scene and the dog was dead. He surrendered his dogs therefore no charges were filed against him. He is now free to collect more dogs.
The judge does not care about these animals.
The two men arrested are Kerry Jones, 34, and Michael Jones, 31.
These two men own Blessing Hand BBQ and Catering, operated in Lindale, Texas. While their website shows that they have now closed, the Facebook page continues to show menus of food currently served. These posts have comments from supporting family members of the arrested men saying that they were โnot going to give upโ.
Kerry Jones hired Joel Baker with Murphy and Baker law firm, criminal attorney. He was a county judge and was removed from Office in 2016. He is accused of sending more than 1000 sexually explicit messages to a woman he met on Facebook but never met in person. He also sent photos of his genitals to the woman. The series of Facebook messages, text and phone calls also reportedly happened while Baker was attending the meeting of the state commission on Judah, judicial conduct in Austin and a conference for County commissioners court held in college Station.
Michael Jones hired attorney, Edward Estrada with Estrada law, criminal attorney.
The judge delayed their hearing until September 26 to give the newly hired attorneys a chance to get up to speed. He should have ruled and given the 10 days to appeal.
Judge Derrick Choice has unfortunately has been very easy on animal abuse. This judge has allowed multiple animal abusers to be reunited with their animals. For example, the judge heard a case on July 30, 2023 When Jonathan Vega choked a puppy to death on a leash. There is video evidence seen here. ๐๐ป
On August 3, 2023 animal control arrived at the scene and the dog was dead. He surrendered his dogs therefore no charges were filed against him. He is now free to collect more dogs.
The judge does not care about these animals.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ - ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ. (๐๐).
Bait dogs with teeth removed
Bait dogs with teeth removed
More dogs
More dogs
The two men arrested. Side note- The Judgeโs son is friends with Kerry Jones on Facebook.
This is an ongoing investigation. I will be providing updates in this thread as this continues.
Please share. We need this to go viral.
The FBI is ignoring a federal offense. Thereโs a reason.
We MUST get national attention in order to save these dogs. Smith county doesnโt have the resources or the ability to rehabilitate these dogs/puppies.
You know what will happen to them if we donโt get help.
The FBI is ignoring a federal offense. Thereโs a reason.
We MUST get national attention in order to save these dogs. Smith county doesnโt have the resources or the ability to rehabilitate these dogs/puppies.
You know what will happen to them if we donโt get help.
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