A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS RETURNED AN INDICTMENT CHARGING 63 YEAR OLD ROBERT ARELLANO WITH 13 COUNTS OF VIOLATING ANIMAL FIGHTING LAWS. THE CHARGES PERTAIN TO FIGHTING DOGS ARELLANO IS ACCUSED OF KEEPING AT HIS HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE.
ARELLANO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT IN NEW JERSEY FOR PARTICIPATING IN A MULTI-STATE DOG FIGHTING NETWORK. IF CONVICTED, HE WOULD BE SENTENCED TO DECADES IN PRISON, AND BE FINED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
