CLEVELAND: Police here seized pit bulls, treadmills, dog fighting manuals and guns from the home of a Cleveland man charged in a huge November dog fighting ring bust in Akron.
Cleveland police arrested Angelo McCoy, 44, while searching his Nevada Avenue home, according to court records.
Fourth District detectives found scarred and injured pit bulls, treadmills “built for the sole purpose of fighting,” and manuals explaining how to train and fight dogs, according to an affidavit filed in Cleveland Municipal Court.
Officers also found six guns in the home.
McCoy and 46 others from five states were arrested in November after Akron police raided a dog fight in process and found about $51,000, 15 marijuana plants and eight pit bulls at a Cordova Avenue home.
A Summit County grand jury indicted McCoy on one count each of dog fighting and criminal forfeiture, both felonies. He is accused of owning $436 that police said was used for the fight.
McCoy posted his bond in December and was released from Summit County Jail. His trial is scheduled to begin in October.
McCoy is currently in Cleveland City Jail. Prosecutors here charged him with felony weapons and dogfighting charges. He is scheduled to appear in Cleveland Municipal Court Monday morning.
