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Ex-NFL player convicted in dogfighting venture… again

Ex-NFL player convicted in dogfighting venture… again

LeShon Johnson’s shameful career operating a dogfighting enterprise of immense magnitude is as long as it is grisly, far longer than his stint as a running back, even if his season as the leading rusher in college football is included along with his five years in the NFL. The Department of Justice announced Monday that a federal jury in Oklahoma …

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Ex-NFL player convicted for role in Oklahoma dogfighting operation

Ex-NFL player convicted for role in Oklahoma dogfighting operation

OKLAHOMA CITY — A former NFL player from Oklahoma has been convicted for his role in a large-scale dogfighting operation, federal prosecutors announced. LeShon Eugene Johnson, 54, of Broken Arrow was convicted of six felony counts of possessing dogs for use in an animal-fighting venture. He was acquitted of 17 other similar counts. He faces up to five years in …

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