Kansas City Chiefs player turns himself in to police for animal cruelty

Kansas City Chiefs player Isaiah Buggs turned himself in to police Thursday on charges of animal cruelty.

Buggs, whose team won the Super Bowl earlier this year, was soon released on $600 bail.

Alabama authorities did just that accused the defensive lineman of second-degree cruelty to dogs after a gray-and-white pit bull and a black Rottweiler mix were found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected” in March at a property Buggs was renting.

Court documents said the animals had no access to food or water at the time of their discovery. A neighbor told authorities that the dogs were left on a porch for at least 10 days.

The rottweiler was reportedly “locked in a metal cage in direct sunlight” and later tested positive canine parvovirus, which can cause gastrointestinal disorders. In April, the pit bull was euthanized after showing persistent aggression and not responding to heartworm treatment.

Witnesses told police that Buggs left the property more than a week before the dogs were recovered by authorities. Investigators said Buggs received a notice of termination on April 15 after failing to pay approximately $3,000 in back rent.

However, according to Buggs’ agent, the NFL player “strongly denies the truth of the accusations and accusations made against him.”

“Under no circumstances will Mr. Buggs tolerate the abuse of any animal,” the officer, Trey Robinson, said in a statement. rack to the media. “The dogs in question were not his and he did not know they were in the property in question.”

The news comes after other Chiefs players have also found themselves in hot water for their off-field behavior. Kicker Harrison Butker was criticized for a controversial speech earlier this month, and wide receiver Rashee Rice made headlines in April when he was charged for his role in a car crash.