FBI agent shoots Chihuahua near Waco
An FBI agent who shot and killed a Chihuahua named Sassy in front of his Texas home says he deserves probation. Amazingly, if a judge approves, that’s the sentence he’ll get. Lovett Leslie Ledger Jr.,...
View ArticleFBI agent gets probation for killing Chihuahua
An FBI agent was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation and 300 hours of community service for killing a neighbor’s Chihuahua last year. A state district judge in Waco placed Lovett Leslie Ledger...
View ArticleThe largest crackdown on dogfighting — ever
The most ambitious crackdown on dogfighting in American history has now led to the seizure of more than 450 dogs, with raids and arrests in eight states. Following an investigation initiated by the The...
View ArticleFBI dog killed in raid will be memorialized
Freddy, a Belgian Malinois killed in the line of duty in Michigan Wednesday, will have his name added to a memorial wall at FBI headquarters in Quantico, Va., the agency said Thursday. Freddy was...
View ArticleFBI agent who shot dog has left the bureau
The FBI agent who shot and killed his neighbor’s 3-pound Chihuahua last year is no longer an FBI agent. Erik Vasys, an FBI spokesman in San Antonio, would not say if Leslie Ledger, an agent stationed...
View Article27 arrested during North Carolina dog fight
A raid on a Robeson County, N.C., dog fighting ring Saturday night resulted in the arrests of 27 people. Authorities seized 18 dogs, thousands of dollars and several guns, according a news release from...
View ArticleFBI dog, on second mission, killed by gunman
An FBI dog named Ape, on only his second assignment with the agency, was shot and killed by a gunman holed up inside an abandoned bar in upstate New York. A German shepherd, Ape was shot in the chest...
View Article“60 Minutes” on bomb-sniffing dogs
60 Minutes looked at bomb-sniffing dogs in a report that, especially given last night’s other featured stories — on the Marathon bombing and the 9/11 Memorial — brought home not just how many lives...
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