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Dogfighter Bill Stewart Kills Himself After Criminal Operation Discovered

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From left: Bill Stewart, Pit Bull Reporter, seized marijuana and firearms.

"Rushin Bill"
Romance, AR - It is reported that the editor and publisher of dogfighting magazine, Pit Bull Reporter1, Bill Stewart (aka "Rushin Bill")2 shot himself to death. The incident began after a grass fire broke out on Stewart's property. When crews arrived to distinguish the fire, they discovered $124,000 of marijuana, more than 40 guns, pit bulls and a dogfighting ring. Just after the discovery, Stewart shot himself.

The incident involving Stewart, a "star" figure among dogfighters, demonstrates the true nature of dogfighting, which is organized crime. The criminal endeavor of dogfighting goes hand-in-hand with gambling, illegal drugs, weapons and more. These elements cannot be separated from it either, thus showing the importance of police authorities to aggressively pursue reports of dogfighting operations.

"When you walk into the residence and there are guns strategically located throughout the house, when you have guns in the bathroom, in the laundry room, in each bedroom, guns outside of each door and then you start noticing the window blinds. There were squares cut in the blinds that can be used for ether observation or to fire a rifle or pistol out of.”
Sources say Stewart is considered a godfather of dog fighting and went by the name Rushin Bull in the violent dogfighting underworld. He even edited and published an underground publication called Pit Bull Reporter.
"To find out this person is also the editor and publisher of a dog fighting magazine, it just goes to show you what all it reaches into, really shocking,” Grimes said. (David Goins, Fox16.com)

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1Pit Bull Reporter ceased publication in 2007 following the arrest of Michael Vick. The website appears to have ceased publication in 2009. The web archives of this website still remain live.
2Bill Stewart also organized and hosted a monthly "swinger" party.

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  2. Let's see… an old cracker dog fighter living on a compound in the dirty south with fighting dogs, weapons galore and anti-government literature. hmmmm…

    I'm thinking, KKK.

    Good riddance to bad rubbish.

  3. (Desiree Bender, Humane Society) "Every person that was a wannabe dog fighter, a hobbyist, a street fighter, kids, elderly, anybody that had anything to do with dog fighting or game-bred pit bulls knew Bill Stewart and 'Rushin' Bill'."

    The magazine included a "Show News" section: a description of dog fights across the globe. Stewart published the Reporter until 2007. He once even ran a website supporting the publication: PBReport.com.
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    http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0310/713211.html

    Scumbag dogfighter!

  4. 40 chains but only two pit bulls seized? So what happened to the other 38????? This is disgusting.

  5. "The magazine included a "Show News" section: a description of dog fights across the globe."

    And why would American dog fighter breeders be interested in this?

    Because American pit bull and Staffordshire Terrier breeders are breeding pit bulls and SHIPPING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES for dog fights

    And not a penny of that income declared, no taxes paid.

    That's why they fight against regulation and breeder licensing. Organized crime operates more easily with no laws.

  6. KKK, yeah, that's what I'm thinking too…

    Death by gun is a lot less painless than death by pit. He chose the easy way out.

  8. What happened to the other 38 pit dogs?
    Rumor has it that a bunch of crackers came and took all but 2 of them away before LE showed up with the warrants.

  9. Seems odd that this operation could exist for so many years without constant harrasment from the local law "enforcement". I'm sure it was a mere coincidence that the 38 crop circle spots were suddenly empty before the bust….

    Just sayin'

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