: PHOENIX - Sheriff's deputies raided the home of rapper DMX on Friday, seizing several pit bulls and finding the remains of three other dogs 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.
Detectives visited the home and then called one of the rapper's lawyers and told him that the conditions for the animals at the property needed to be improved or deputies would take action, Arpaio said. The dogs were not being fed or given water.
Authorities returned to the home Friday.
The 36-year-old musician and actor, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not at home during the raid.
Simmons' lawyer, Murray Richman, said Simmons hasn't been in Arizona for at least two months and was "extremely disturbed" to hear the animals weren't being cared for properly.
"We had a caretaker that wasn't taking care, that's what happened," Richman said. "He loves dogs — he loves these animals. Those dogs are practically his family."
Richman said he hadn't been notified of problems at the property until he learned of the raid Friday. Sheriff's officials said they had contacted another lawyer who works for DMX.
Arpaio said the deputies who served a search warrant at the home Friday seized 12 pit bulls tied up on the property and took them to an old jail that has been converted into an animal shelter.
Deputies found the buried dogs when they dug up the back yard. One had apparently been burned and the cause of death on the others was unknown because the bodies were decomposing.
Deputies also found a variety of firearms, Arpaio said. Authorities sought additional warrants so they could check the guns to determine if they were legal.
DMX's albums include "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" and "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" and "Year of the Dog ... Again."
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I LOVE DOGS TOO, BUT THAT MAN HAS A LOT OF BUILT UP ANGER IN HIM, HE'S KNOW FOR DOG FIGHTING IN THE PAST, I'M SURE NOTHING HAS CHANGE, ESPECIALLY HIM NEEDING TO LINE HIS POCKET (SEEING BROTHER AINT DROPPED NOTHING IN A MIN.) PEOPLE THAT "LOVE THEIR ANIMALS" DO NOT HIT, PUNCH, BURN OR STARVE THEIR ANIMALS. I'M CERTAIN THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVER ***
is it just me or does it seem like sumbody's SNITCHING!!!! 1st mike vick then DMX all for the same thing??? i think sumbody caught a case, got scared and started airing n*gga's out left and right.......i wouldn't be surprised. and why is everybody act like it's such a shock to see dmx arrested for this? he's always been involved with dog fighting, this ain't nothing new!!!
I doubt if DMX would be doing any animal cruelty to his dogs. That nucca loves dogs so much that he has his dead dogs name tattoed on his back, so why would he have a change of heart about animals all of a sudden? If you all would read right, the dogs are in AZ he lives in NY, and he had a caretaker watching after them, therefore that's who should take the blame not DMX.
AWWWwwww Lawd
white folks done rallied together and found something else to persecute blk ppl for. I'ma start selling pitchforks and torches LOL cuz this is a modern day witchhunt!!! Look out RJJ your next nicca!!!
From what I read DMX is stupid for getting caught up in something like this. I DON"T believe in cruelty to animals and just like Vick DMX should be punished FAIRLY.
Poor doggies!! Dear DMX, Sorry you are locked up. It was time for you to get some much needed rest and medication. I hope that while you are in the insane assylum you take the time to deal with you're deamons. I know you grew up in a group home and have a warped sense of parenting skills. Don't cry...it'll be ok. I will continue to write you during your stay.Stay strong brother...hang in there.
when will the colored folk stop blaming the "pink" people for all your dumb *** mistakes? no one made his ignorant *** do that *** vick either. dont get me wrong the "pink" folk have issues to (paris, lyndsey) but when they get busted do you hear them blame the colords? whats wrong with some of yall? people got better *** to do than figure out ways to get rid of yall. hell from the looks of it youre doing a *** fine job with out the "pink" folk helpn. in case yall havent noticed yer not the minority anymore, i cant figure out whos worse yall or the beaners.
i think he should get the same treatment and go to jail like everyone else and anyone else that is being cruel to these animals if you dont want them then let someone have them that knows what to do with them and stop trying to make money off them. I think they should stick to what they know best and know that all money is not good money and bad money will send your dum *** to jail and make you loose everything you ever worked so hard to get. Now look at what you got *** whops (DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO *** O T H I *** G) IN OTHER WOEDS NOTHING.
@imdiogill I truely agree with you how can anyone say he loves his dogs when he left them like he did and did not have the brains enough to call and even check up them if thats they way he treats his family im so glad im not related to his *** at all. they say a mans best friends is his dogs then if thats how they treat thier best friends then i see why they have so many enmies in there life.thats a *** shame they way they go about trying to get money as if they dont have enough already thats what you call being creedy and thats what being creedy gets you nothing you *** dummies
