Isaiah Buggs, a former defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Alabama, was found guilty on Friday in Tuscaloosa of misdemeanor charges of animal abuse. Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs to 365 days of hard labor, with the first 60 days to be served and the remaining days deferred for two years “pending the defendant’s behavior.”
Buggs was also prohibited from owning any pets, dogs, or cats. When two dogs were discovered to be emaciated and abused on a property close to Cyprus Creek in March, the defensive lineman was taken into custody. A second dog was discovered in a crate without access to food or water, and the first dog was coated with feces. One of the animals had to be put to death at the Tuscaloosa.
The dogs were not his, according to Buggs’ agent Trey Robinson, who also claimed he was unaware they remained at the rental home. A statement from Buggs states that he “vehemently denies the truthfulness of the allegations and charges asserted against him.”
After a string of events and arrests in Tuscaloosa this offseason, Buggs was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs. He also faces accusations of second-degree burglary and domestic abuse in addition to the allegations for animal cruelty. In previous incidents, April is accused of resisting arrest at his now-closed King’s Hookah Lounge.
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