Chiefs TD Isaiah Buggs arrested for second-degree assault and burglary

For the second time in less than a month, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs has been arrested in Alabama. Buggs, a former Alabama standout, was booked into jail early Sunday morning on charges of second-degree domestic violence and second-degree burglary.

Officers responded to a 911 call at 5:28 a.m. CT from the 1600 block of Mimosa Park Road, police records show. Buggs was released on $5,000 bail, according to Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office records.

The Chiefs are aware of Buggs' arrest and declined to comment. In late May, Buggs was charged with animal cruelty in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to a civil motion filed Wednesday and obtained by Athleticism.

Tuscaloosa police received information on March 28 about two dogs left on the back porch of a home that investigators believed was rented by Buggs, according to the petition. Witnesses said Buggs had recently moved out of the home, and investigators determined Buggs' lease had been terminated in April due to being in arrears of more than $3,100 in rent.

When police and animal control officers arrived at the residence, they found a pit bull on the back porch surrounded by feces and a Rottweiler mix locked in a cage in direct sunlight – both without access to food or in the water, the petition states. .

The dogs were removed from the home because they were “severely malnourished, emaciated, neglected and the residence appeared abandoned,” according to the petition. An animal shelter later euthanized the pit bull after he became increasingly aggressive and failed heartworm treatment, while the Rottweiler mix — who weighed a lowly 52 pounds and tested positive for a viral illness – remains at the shelter, the petition states.

Authorities have obtained two arrest warrants for Buggs on charges of second-degree cruelty to dogs or cats, with the motion asking the court to set a hearing date within the next 10 days to determine whether Buggs is fit to have custody of the Rottweiler mix.

In a statement to Athleticism On Wednesday, Buggs' agent, Trey Robinson, denied the allegations and said the accusations were part of a “concerted effort” by the city of Tuscaloosa and its police department “to smear the name and reputation of Mr. Buggs as part of an ongoing subversive campaign. campaign to force the closure of his local business Kings Hookah Lounge.

“These efforts are not new as Mr. Buggs has been arrested at his business on misdemeanor charges twice in the past two months, but on each occasion no public reporting has been made of these arrests,” Robinson said in an email. “To the contrary, the city used the threat to pursue and make public both the allegations filed today and these arrests as leverage against Mr. Buggs by offering to drop and not pursue them in exchange for his waiver voluntarily to his commercial license.”

At the time, the Chiefs declined to comment on the allegations. A request for comment from the Tuscaloosa Police Department was also not returned.

Buggs, 27, signed a futures contract with the Chiefs in February after spending last season on their practice squad. He played two seasons with the Detroit Lions and three with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers selected Buggs in the sixth round of the 2019 draft. During his NFL career, Buggs recorded 89 tackles and two sacks.

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