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L.A. man sentenced to five years for dogfighting

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A 55-year-old South Los Angeles man has been sentenced to five years in prison for dogfighting, the Associated Press reports.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Kimberly Abourezk said Wednesday that Jerome Hayden Woods was sentenced in Superior Court after pleading no contest to four counts related to dogfighting.

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At the time of Woods’ arrest in January, authorities said officers found 11 scarred, emaciated pit bulls; exercise equipment; bloody towels; and bloodstained fighting pits.

Woods also must pay $11,900 for the care of the seized dogs. Some of them were euthanized, and others were put up for adoption.

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