GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Reginald Daunte Davis, 33, has been charged with owning a dog used for dog fighting, facilitating a dog fight, and attending a dog fight, and Destiny Carmen Alexis Crowley, 25, and Donovan Aubrey Grimes, 26, have been charged with attending a dog fight. According to the arrest reports, more arrests are pending in the case.
The dog fight was reportedly held on March 18 at a building in the 400 block of SE 12th Terrace, and Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies reportedly reviewed several videos of the fight. Davis allegedly had his dog, Stormy, participate in a fight against a dog named Midnight, with at least seven people watching. One person can reportedly be heard chanting, “Fight, fight, fight” on the video.
The video reportedly shows the dogs being separated at least three times to start a new round of fighting; a deputy reported that the dogs appeared to get injured during the fight, and the fight ended at some point due to a dog’s exhaustion.
The investigating deputy reported that Davis can be clearly seen on the video, and several people can be heard calling him by his nickname, “DeDe.” Davis allegedly held a “break stick” that was used to break up the dogs so the fight could resume. Davis reportedly calls Stormy “mama” as he encourages her to fight and refers to himself as “daddy,” and he handles both dogs between rounds.
Post Miranda, Davis reportedly admitted attending the dog fight but said Stormy was not his dog. The deputy noted that Davis called the dog “mama,” called himself “daddy,” and admitted transporting her away from the fight.
Crowley and Grimes have been charged with attending a dog fight.
Post Miranda, Crowley reportedly admitted attending the dog fight and said Davis owned Stormy.
The deputy reported that Grimes’ voice can be heard on the video, and other attendees said he was there. Post Miranda, Grimes reportedly admitted attending the dog fight.
Davis was already in the Alachua County Jail following a July 12 arrest for battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He has three felony convictions (none violent) and two misdemeanor convictions (one violent). He is also being held for failing to appear at hearings on two previous cases. He is being held without bail on the July 12 charges, with bail of $1,001,500 on the other two cases. Judge Donna Keim added bail of $15,000 on the dog-fighting charges.
Crowley was arrested on August 7; she has one felony conviction (violent) and two misdemeanor convictions (none violent). Judge Aymer “Buck” Curtin ordered her released on her own recognizance.
Grimes was already in the Alachua County Jail following an April 4 arrest for possession of drugs and other people’s debit/credit cards; on April 5, he was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, and on April 6, he was charged lewd/lascivious battery on a 15-year-old girl. At the time of the April 4 arrest, he was on pre-trial release on a trespassing charge. Grimes is being held without bond on two of the above cases, with bail set at $55,198 on the other cases. Judge Donna Keim added $5,000 bail on the dog-fighting charge.
More arrests are expected in this case.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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