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Two men indicted on dogfighting charges held without bond
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
DAYTON — Two men wanted on charges accusing them of fighting dogs have been arrested.
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Donyell C. Moschetti, 35, of 177 Anna St. and Eric A. Lewis, 44, of 43 Boltin St. were arrested Friday, Dayton police Sgt. Harold Perry said. They are in the county jail without bond.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office issued arrest warrants after a grand jury last week returned indictments against five men — including Moschetti and Lewis — believed to have been involved in dog-fighting operations that Dayton police are investigating.
Moschetti's indictment accuses him on 31 counts of dog-fighting, 10 counts of possession of criminal tools and 11 counts of cruelty to companion animals, according to court records. Lewis' indictment accuses him of 14 counts of dog-fighting and three counts of possession of criminal tools.
On Sept. 1, county animal resources officers seized four pit bulls from Moschetti's address on Anna and from 332 E. Lincoln St. They seized 39 pit bulls from the Boltin Street address on Oct. 25.
