JAYME MICHELLE WHITE arrested for zipping her dog up in a suitcase

- Pennsylvania, USA -

On the late evening of Friday, December 26, 2025, officers with the Pittsburgh Police Department responded to the 400 block of Avery Street.

Upon arrival, they spoke with a witness who stated that a female had been yelling at her dog and then zipped the dog up inside the suitcase she was walking with.

The female was later identified as 56-year-old JAYME MICHELLE WHITE.

When officers spoke with WHITE and asked her whether she had a dog inside the suitcase, she confirmed that.

According to the officers, the dog had no way of breathing as the suitcase was totally closed.

As per the criminal complaint, after officers told WHITE that she could not zip up her dog inside the suitcase, she let the furvictim out.

Officers then learned from another witness that WHITE had gotten mad at the dog and hit him/her multiple times. While officers were talking to the other witness, WHITE put the dog back in the suitcase.

Officers reported that when the dog was let out again, he/she was friendly and affectionate with them, but he/she was understandably trying to avoid WHITE.

Unlike the dog’s good-natured behavior, WHITE yelled at officers throughout the whole incident and according to records, she appeared heavily intoxicated.

WHITE was placed under arrest and upon being searched, officers found her to be in possession of suboxone. Although WHITE claimed it was prescribed, she could not provide any evidence to corroborate her claim. Additionally, officers found an open container of alcohol.

Court records show that WHITE was charged with neglect of animals, cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness among other offenses.

At time of writing, records show that WHITE is being held into the Allegheny County Jail. Her preliminary hearing will take place in Magisterial District Court on January 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

I reached out to the Allegheny County Jail to request WHITE’s mugshot, but I was told they no longer provide booking photos.

The furvictim was dehydrated and had an open sore on a paw. He/she is now with animal control.

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GRACIELA SANCHEZ charged for her involvement in cockfighting ring

- Texas, USA -

⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains pictures some of you may find distressing⚠️

The Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office announced the arrest of 58-year-old GRACIELA SANCHEZ (pictured).

The arrest comes two weeks after authorities uncovered an active cockfighting ring behind a business, listed as a barbershop, in north Houston.

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 30, 2025, deputies responded to a property in the 2400 block of Little York near Aldine Westfield Road after receiving reports about the illegal operation.

On arrival, deputies found many parked vehicles and several individuals attending what appeared to be a cockfighting event. As deputies approached the building, the people who were inside started running and deputies detained four individuals while the others escaped. The identity of the four individuals has not been revealed.

Additionally, deputies found multiple live roosters inside a mobile home on the property, several deceased roosters in black bags, a cockfighting ring inside the structure, and many items of cockfighting paraphernalia, including metal spurs.

The sheriff's office noted that although the building is officially a barbershop, no hair-cutting supplies were found.

Houston SPCA said one live rooster was found “with a sheathed blade still attached to his left leg,” and twenty-one (21) birds were found deceased. The organization further said that many of the surviving birds “had serious injuries, including partial loss of toes and multiple lacerations on their body.”

Harris County Constable Alan Rosen said SANCHEZ is accused of knowingly renting out the property for a cockfighting ring.

She was charged with misdemeanor cockfighting, punishable by up to only one year in jail. At the time of writing, records show SANCHEZ was released after posting a $100 bond.

As Constable Rosen said: “Cock fighting always has at least two elements – money  and death; people bet money and birds fight to the death.”

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DUN TERRIUS BRADFORD found guilty of sixty-seven counts of possessing dogs for use in animal fighting

- Georgia, USA -

The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Georgia announced that on December 16, 2025, after a two-day trial, a federal grand jury in Albany found 54-year-old DUN TERRIUS BRADFORD (pictured), guilty on 69 counts, including 67 counts of possessing dogs for use in animal fighting, as well as drug manufacturing and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime.

The case dates back to 2024, when the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office and Code Enforcement Office responded to a complaint about tethered and neglected animals at BRADFORD’s 17-acre Sale City home.

Following the execution of a search warrant, officials discovered and rescued 67 Pitbull-type dogs on heavy chains outside the property with some exhibiting aggression toward one another.

According to the Department of Justice, many of the dogs did not have any food, water, or shelter. Additionally, many of them “had recent injuries and scars consistent with dogfighting, including one with severe, recent fighting wounds. A shed on the property held a large amount of dogfighting equipment such as veterinary drugs and devices; anabolic horse steroids; a 'breeding stand' used to forcibly breed dogs; training and execution items; and paper pedigrees documenting the fighting history of the dogs.”

Additionally, at BRADFORD’s home officers found firearms and crack cocaine, along with evidence that the crack was manufactured in his kitchen.

All of the furvictims were removed and cared for by a program administered by the U.S. Marshals Service.

BRADFORD was arrested on September 5, 2024.

U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes for the Middle District of Georgia said in a written statement: "The cruel and inhumane realities of dogfighting are closely linked to illegal drugs, firearms and other serious crimes. Our office will use every available resource alongside our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to dismantle dog fighting organizations and bring those responsible to justice. I am grateful to the concerned citizen who reported the abused dogs, whose tip ended a long-standing criminal operation gravely harming animals and the entire community.”

BRADFORD now faces the possibility of life in prison. His sentencing date has not yet been set.

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