Two western North Carolina men who bred and trained fighting dogs then entered them in deadly matches were sentenced to prison on Thursday by a federal judge.
Laddie Dwayne McMillian, 47, of Tryon and Derrick Twitty, 48, of Mill Spring, will serve 16 months and six months, respectively. Both pleaded guilty to dog-fighting charges in October.
As previously reported by The Charlotte Observer, the business partners were indicted in June after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
