Kansas City Chiefs' Isaiah Buggs arrested in Alabama for alleged burglary

Isaiah Buggs of the Kansas City Chiefs was arrested Sunday on a burglary charge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he already faces animal cruelty charges after police seized two malnourished dogs .

According to jail records, Buggs was arrested for second-degree burglary with domestic violence and posted $5,000 bond. A photo of the 27-year-old defensive tackle was included in the archives.

Trey Robinson, an agent for Buggs, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Alabama law states that a domestic violence burglary charge is issued when the victim of the alleged crime is a parent, child, current or former romantic partner of the suspect. The charge may also apply if the victim shares a child or household with the suspect.

A representative with the Tuscaloosa Police Department said Buggs was charged after officers went to a residence after receiving a 911 call at 5:28 a.m. Sunday. He was detained for 12 hours on domestic violence charges before being released on bail.

Court documents were not immediately available.

Buggs received his Super Bowl ring with the rest of the Chiefs on Thursday. Her Instagram account currently only has one post, which is a series of images from the ceremony.

He also posted a selfie video to his Instagram Stories on Saturday, writing that he was proud of his “growth as a man and as a father.”

Buggs is already facing misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after Tuscaloosa police officers were called to a residence and found two dogs on a screened-in back porch, surrounded by feces, with no access to food or the water. The two dogs, a pit bull and rottweiler mix, were found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected,” according to court documents.

Neighbors said the dogs had been out on the porch for at least 10 days.

One of the two animals, a gray and white pit bull, was euthanized due to its increasing aggression and inability to respond to heartworm treatment.

Witnesses told police that Buggs rented the residence until mid-March or late March 19 and documents indicate the contract was terminated in April because more than $3,000 in arrears rent was due.

Robinson said at the time that his client “vehemently denies” the allegations. He added that the dogs do not belong to Buggs and that his client did not know they were still on the property.

“In no way does Mr. Buggs condone the mistreatment of any animal,” Robinson said in an emailed statement.

The Chiefs, who recently won their third Super Bowl in four years, have had an offseason filled with controversial headlines.

Buggs' teammate, Rashee Rice, had her own legal troubles following the team's championship victory in February. He turned himself in to police in April on charges including aggravated assault after driving a sports car at high speed that allegedly caused a chain-reaction collision in Dallas.

Rice was also suspected of involvement in an assault that injured a man in Dallas last month. Rice remains under police investigation, although the man has declined to press charges.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker was the subject of internet outrage after delivering a controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Butker has spoken out against abortion, Pride Month and Covid-19 lockdown measures.

He also told the women in the graduating class that they had been told “evil lies” about their futures and that one of the “most important” titles a woman can hold is that of housewife.

Women flooded the comment sections of the Chiefs' social media posts, directly calling out the team for condemning Butker's comments or making snide remarks about the role of women.

The franchise stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce responded individually to Butker's comments after the backlash, distancing himself from the essence of the controversy while defending Butker as a teammate. Both players essentially said that while they disagree with much of the speech, they each respect Butker's right to his own opinions.

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