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Sheriff Raids DMX' Home, Seizes Dogs
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DMX speaks to the media as his wife Tashera looks on in this Jan.13, 2006 file photo, in New York. Sheriff's deputies raided the home of rapper DMX on Friday, August 24, 2007, seizing several pit bulls but making no arrests. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office received a tip more than a week ago about dogs being kept in inhumane conditions at the Phoenix-area home, said Sheriff Joe Arpaio.(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)
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In 2002 he was convicted on animal cruelty charges involving 13 pit bulls. Why was he ever permitted to have as much as a house plant after that?
#1 - Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:21 AM EDTAlong with the dogs, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department found a large cache of weapons in the raid. DMZ, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was reportedly not at home during the raid, KPNX-TV reported.
In 2002, Simmons pleaded guilty to the cruel treatment of 13 pit bulls in New Jersey. He avoided jail time by agreeing to make a public service announcement against animal cruelty.
The rapper has a long rap sheet, including a string of convictions for drugs and weapons possession. In 1999, he was arrested on charges of stabbing and shooting his mother. He was eventually cleared. http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=1019022
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