TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – Charges of dog cruelty against former University of Alabama and NFL defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs have been dropped.
Buggs was originally charged in Tuscaloosa back in 2024.
Court documents show the charge was dismissed after Buggs’ defense team presented statements from a phone call that cleared him.
The state’s motion to dismiss the charges said another man, Otis Lee, and an unnamed woman were on a phone call when Lee admitted he didn’t care for the dogs to the best of his ability.
Buggs has asked Lee to watch his dogs and look after his house while he was out of town.
Lee said he “panicked” when he realized how much time it would take.
Buggs had been sentenced back in July 2024 to a year of hard labor and 60 days in jail, but those charges were suspended while Buggs appealed the conviction.
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