Tuscaloosa police have accused Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs of mistreating two dogs, a gray and white pit bull and a black rottweiler, who were found in a screened-in back porch rented by him with no access to food or water. According to court documents, both dogs appeared malnourished and neglected, and the residence seemed to be abandoned. Sadly, the pit bull eventually had to be euthanized.
Buggs turned himself into the Tuscaloosa County (Alabama) Jail on Thursday, a day after two misdemeanor warrants were filed against him. He was booked and released on $600 bond and is now facing a June 13 court hearing.
After his release from jail, WBRC reporter Bryan Henry asked Buggs for a comment, to which Buggs responded by putting his hand on the camera and saying “Don’t walk up in front of me.” Buggs’ agent, Trey Robinson, has denied the charges and claims that his client is a victim of an ongoing “subversive campaign” to force the closure of the hookah lounge Buggs owns in Tuscaloosa.
Buggs, who is 27 years old, signed a futures contract with the Chiefs in February after spending time on their practice squad late last season.
