Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs was accused of animal cruelty on a civil petition filed Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to Yahoo Sports. In one of many Chiefs to have run-ins with the law this offseason, Buggs has had a few different encounters. To start, Buggs was at Kings Hookah Lounge business in Tuscaloosa Alabama on April 14, when police arrived as there was an over amount of people in the parking lot and inside the business. The Loung had a capacity to hold 83 people, and police found over 280 in the place of business. When police tried to remove and shut down the business, Buggs became aggressive and when an officer tried to keep Buggs on the property he was said to have pushed the officer and then a scuffle that led to his arrest.
Then around March 28th, the Tuscaloosa police got a call that there were a few dogs on the porch of a house that needed attention and appeared to be abandoned. When police arrived they found a grey and white pit bull on a screened-in back porch and a black Rottweiler mix locked in a metal cage in direct sunlight. Neither dog had access to food or water.
The dogs were reportedly seized and found to be “malnourished, emaciated, neglected,” with the property appearing to be abandoned. Neighbors said the house belonged to Buggs and he had not been around for some time. The petitioner is seeking to formally seize custody of the dogs from the player and have him be taxed for their care, treatment, maintenance and disposition.
The attorney for Buggs did put out a statement on th troubles and blamed the city of Tuscaloosa.
The full statement:
“Isaiah vehemently denies the truthfulness of the allegations and charges asserted against him today. Under no circumstance does Mr. Buggs condone the mistreatment of any animal. The dogs at issue did not belong to him and he was unaware they remained at the property in question.
“Furthermore, we believe the City of Tuscaloosa’s decision to file the charges today is part of a concerted effort by the City of Tuscaloosa and its Police Department to besmirch Mr. Buggs’ name and reputation as part of an on-going subversive campaign to force the close of his local business Kings Hookah Lounge.
“These efforts are not new as Mr. Buggs was arrested at his business on misdemeanor charges on two separate occasions in the past two months, but each time no public record was made of these arrests. Rather, the City used the threat of pursuing and publicizing both the allegations filed today and these arrests as leverage against Mr. Buggs by offering to drop and not pursue them in exchange for his voluntary surrender of his business license. Mr. Buggs declined the City’s offer as he has serious concerns about the City’s and Police Department’s motivation for deciding to target his business, which he plans to bring to light as part of his defense of the allegations and charges filed against him and his reputation and business.”
Although Buggs may be a role guy on a championship team it is still one more distraction in an offseason that has had a ton of distractions. One more player who fails to see the advantages he has been given and will no doubt lose it all.
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