From left, victim Eugene Cameron, DNA linked pit bull and its owner, Antonio Ford.
Dog Owner Charged
UPDATE 08/16/12: Person County deputies arrested Antonio Ford Thursday and charged him with involuntary manslaughter after investigators said his pit bull was responsible for the death of a 65-year old man. In late May, Eugene Cameron was found dead of an apparent dog mauling near Ford's home. In addition to involuntary manslaughter, Ford is charged with obstruction of justice. Ford was given a $2 million bond and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday.
08/01/12: DNA Links Pit Bull to Death
Authorities have matched DNA found at the scene of Eugene Cameron's death with a suspected pit bull named DMX. Antonio Ford, who lives next door to the home where Cameron was found naked and dead, owns the pit bull. A California lab conducting specialized tests determined that DNA from the pit bull was found in blood at the scene. The lab is now checking to see if the dog's DNA is on Cameron's ripped up clothing that was found "balled up" beside him.
Not long after Cameron's death, Antonio Ford placed a sign in his front yard declaring his dog's innocence. Ford maintains that his pit bull was caged the night Cameron was killed.
06/06/12: Investigation Continues
The investigation into the death of Eugene Cameron continues. Analysts with the state crime lab and the FBI are testing blood and hair samples and a casting of the dog's teeth will be made to compare it with the wounds found on the victim, according to Sheriff Dewey Jones. If authorities determine the pit bull inflicted the fatal injuries, prosecutors are willing to pursue manslaughter and even second-degree murder charges against the dog's owner, Antonio Ford.1
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05/28/12: Suspected Pit Bull Seized
Roxboro, NC - In a developing story, Person County animal control officers seized an 8-year old male pit bull suspected in the death of a 65-year old man over the weekend. Deputies found the body of Eugene Cameron under a carport in west Roxboro late Saturday. Family members said he was checking in on the house while his friend was out of town. Witnesses said he was found naked with his clothes "balled up" beside him2 and bloody dog paw prints surrounding him.
According to a warrant, the victim had severe injuries to his right arm that may have caused him to bleed out, and the injuries were consistent with dog bites. Cameron's body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill for an autopsy. Samples from the pit bull, owned by next-door neighbor Antonio Ford, will be checked to determine if that animal is responsible. Ford denies his pit bull was involved, but does not deny that his dog "fights other dogs."
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View the DogsBite.org Google Map: North Carolina Fatal Pit Bull Maulings.2It has been documented in a number of fatal dog attacks the victim was stripped naked by the dog(s), as recently as today in the death of 2-year old Ja'Marre Tiller. The part about the clothes being "balled up," as opposed to being scattered, was not explained.
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State of North Carolina v. Antonio Delontay Ford, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, No. COA15–75, February 16, 2016
More background truthbird. Yet another nasty dogfighter from North Carolina. I don't even want to know what eventually happened to that AC officer. But I would like to know more about Dowell's mother "who runs a large kennel in Florida" and "taught him how to nurse his pit bulls back to health whenever they got into scrapes with each other." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/968025/posts
If the neighbor's pit bull looks like the doggie equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger, it didn't get that way by eating Alpo. It was trained for fighting, and that includes weight training.
So, let's see some pictures of that dog. I'll bet you money that it's pretty bulked up.
UGH under a carport with his clothes balled up beside him! Killed and stalked by an animal! Ghastly!
Well then, don't start looking into Person County and dogfighting: investigators said Bryant could have crucial information about Dowdell's alleged dogfighting.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/106647/
We need to institute a policy of 'shoot roaming pit bulls on sight'. For cops, AnControl officers, and us citizens.
A dog that attacks another dog upon life and death — or rather, an un-dog that does — is showing that it considers social partners fair game for mauling and killing. A dog that tries to kill other dogs will, thusly, have zero inhibition about killing humans.
When will these so-called 'behavior specialist' 'animal behaviorists', etc, get this?
UPDATE:
Meet DMX
I'll bet you money that this man has no remorse over what this dog (if it is DMX) did to the neighbor. None whatsoever.
Can't think of any studies offhand, but I think that pit bull ownership has a high correlation with narcissism and psychopathy.
Get very serious about loose dogs, and make sure that your community is too. Zero tolerance, or the result will be this.
Ford has no remorse and he and his friends are EXCELLENT LIARS. They both sounded so sincere.
North Carolina's 10th* Pit Bull DBRF victim….
Apparently, US PITICDE Number 339
US Fatal Pit Bull Attacks
* Does not include the toddler killed by her Mother's Pit Bull type dog in 1973. The incident has proven unfindable.
Now that we *finally* have the DNA evidence, put the dog down and throw the book at the owner.
Charges against Ford–GOOD! That sign of his–what a jerk.
I felt embarrassed and apologized when my dog crapped on someone's LAWN. The guy's dog kills someone in a hideous, brutal way, and he basically flips his community the bird.
Ford needs an attitude adjustment. Bigtime.
A little clean up indeed! Person County may be a small county, but not so small in their thinking. I hope more small counties reach out to the Feds for help in solving fatal dog mauling cases.
Note the Obstruction of Justice charges on top of the Manslaughter charges.
Must've done a little clean up before calling the authorities. Guess he didn't figure Law Enforcement would send the evidence to the FBI's DNA crime lab.
May Justice Prevail…
Re: The "Free DMX" sign
Must be the owner's pit fighting buddies….DMX probably had a big match scheduled for the weekend, and somebody's losing a lot of cash.