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DAYTON — The court of appeals for Montgomery County has affirmed the conviction of Eric Lewis on dog fighting charges, and the county prosecutor wants Lewis to start serving his one-year prison sentence.

Lewis was convicted of 14 counts of dog fighting and three counts of possessing criminal tools on Nov. 30, 2007, just before his trial was to start.

The judge sentenced Lewis to one year in prison, but Lewis was released on an appeal bond pending the outcome of his appeal.

"We are asking the court to take (Lewis) to take him into custody and take him to the penitentiary so he can begin his sentence," said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. in a statement.

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