Former NFL running back LeShon Eugene Johnson has been indicted on 21 charges in a massive federal dog fighting bust that led to the recovery of 190 pit bulls, according to the Justice Department.

March 25 (UPI) --A former NFL player in Oklahoma was accused of allegedly running a large-scale dog fighting and trafficking ... U.S. dog-fighting case when 190 pit bulls were seized from his ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Leshon Eugene Johnson appeared in court last week and was charged with possession of 190 pit bull dogs used for an “animal fighting venture and for selling ...

Johnson reportedly possessed 190 "pit bull-type dogs" that he used for animal fighting, which were seized and "placed with an outside caregiver" after his arrest, court documents said. A release ...

Troopers have since determined that all four of the dogs were Pitbull mixes and that their injuries were consistent with dog fighting. The workers recovered the bags and brought them to the ...