Moorefield Arrest for Dog Fighting

The investigation into Moorfield, who named his dog fighting business Gihad Kennels, an apparent homophone for Jihad, began in 2018 when Anne Arudel County Animal Control discovered the bodies of two dogs in plastic bags that included mail addressed to his Arnold, Maryland home, according to a recently unsealed affidavit in the case. Kennel is accused of being involved in dog fighting throughout his career as a civilian employee for the Defense Department, which began in October 2008, when he was hired as the Director of Strategic Planning for Air Force Spectrum Management Office. Since then, he has held various Pentagon leadership positions before taking on his current role in March 2020. He also served nine years in the Air Force before leaving the service in 1998, according to the profile. Moorfield's involvement in dog fighting dates back more than two decades before prosecutors filed charges against him September 26, the investigator alleged. In a search of his cell phone, investigators discovered Moorfield listed at least 18 dogs on a dog fighting pedigree website, dating back to at least 2002. Investigators also found a device consisting of jumper cables attached to an electrical plug used to electrocute a dog after losing a fight, the ends of which were covered in dog hair and blood, according to the affidavit. In encrypted messages, Moorfield reportedly conspired with associates to plan dog fights, referring to his female dogs as hoes. He also spoke about refereeing other dog fights in Baltimore.