Gainesville man arrested, 14 dogs seized in combined GPD/Animal Control operation
Staff report
Updated at 5:31 p.m. with new information from GPD.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Christopher Eugene Thompson, 54, was arrested this morning and 14 dogs were seized after Gainesville Police Department and Alachua County Animal Resources conducted a search warrant on a property at 516 SW 1st Street.
More information about Thompson and the charges can be found here.
Thompson is currently being charged with cruelty to animals; confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, or exercise/abandonment of animals; animals found in distress; possession of synthetic cannabinoids; trafficking in cocaine; possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell; possession of narcotics within a 1000 feet of a city park; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; possession of a sawed-off shotgun; maintaining a drug dwelling; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of ammunition by a convicted felon; and possession of drug paraphernalia. More charges are possible.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information is received. Thompson has not yet been booked into the jail, so his booking photo is not available.
lock him in one of those cages with no food or water for a couple of days…
All pit bulls? Probably fighting dogs. Put him in a cage with no food/water, but wait until May so it’ll be hot enough to cook him.
How does a large amount of pitbulls equals dog fighting? I’m not defending him by any means he could be but why is that your first thought?
I’m guessing it’s because that is often times the case when stories of this nature are in the news.
You’re quite the contrarian.
Because that’s what it looks like. Read between the lines.
Deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills usually conclude that where there’s smoke there’s fire.
The same as it added up for Micheal Vick!
He was cited once already back in 2018 for “failure to treat humanely” of a pitbull puppy. Wonder why it still took 4 months to get on his property. The WUFT article makes it seem like he removes the dogs from the property, so hopefully they will continue investigations to make sure there aren’t dogs on another property somewhere.
Man it’s crazy how tall tryna tear another black brother down
We all know he took great care of his dog he fed them in the morning and at night 🌙
@real G, where does the article mention tin his race? Race card denied! Try again
Why is this POS trying to tear dogs down? That’s the f*cking question.
Stop thinking you have the right to bake dogs in boxes it’s you bringing you down!!!
Outside the animal charges the drugs and gun just appeared out of thin air. He’s being torn down. Maybe you should blame Trump and Musk for all his choices and crimes.
We do!
Hello loved his dogs and fed them every morning while he cleaned the cages he let them run 2 at a time and in the evenings he feed them and let them run free while he cleaned the cages at night they where well taken care of and they got turkey necks at night he was good to his dogs.
Doing the bare minimum for care does not equal “well-taken care of.” How often did these dogs receive vet care? How many females were overbred and used for puppies? These dogs were confined, tethered, and isolated most of the day in the Florida heat and/or recent cold spells.
It’s good to be locked in a box right who wouldn’t love this you need help!
Yes he fought dogs no question about it. Did he take care of the dogs? Who cares if you fight them which is against the law. Not to mention he’s a hole that’s selling dope to the community. Seems to me like karma catching up with him. This man won a million dollars and still selling crack, he’s a idiot and I hope this drains his bank account.
Yalls don’t know nothing. He is a good man to his dogs. Food shelter. Yalls need to get a job and mind yo own business
Trafficking in cochise, felon with guns, oh he’s a good man.
Cocaine
Poor animals. This man should be banned from ever having animals again.
Im guessing since he got caught with drugs, he’s a dog fighter now.
He can’t just love dogs if he sell drugs in you animal lover eyes always a witch hunt for the black man with dogs. so now what y’all do with the dogs euthanize them play like you adopt them out from the looks of those dogs don’t look like they was treated bad when a dog is not drinking water you would see his rib cage all those dogs look good and healthy like TRUMP say it’s a witch hunt black man cannot own dogs. if so, he’s a dog fighter.
Most of the dogs looked malnourished and overbred. If he really loved dogs, he’d go adopt one of the almost 200 sitting in the Alachua County shelter. Nothing about this man screams “compassionate pet owner” whether he fought the dogs or not.
Za, where does the article mention his race? Try again.
I mean, those dogs were basically incarcerated, living in tiny cages almost 24/7. So in in this case it would appear it was the black man keeping the dogs down…. Funny how that works. Not so funny for the dogs though.
New information released today said he had dogfighting paraphernalia on property….
Here is the article about the arrest: https://alachuachronicle.com/gainesville-man-arrested-after-complaint-about-dogs-without-food-or-water-led-to-discovery-of-drugs-and-firearms/
POS! Anyone that can be cruel to animals are just as evil as those cruel to children and the elderly. There’s something seriously wrong with them. Eye for and eye!
The dog stuff was just a ploy to get on the property, my hunch is they were after the cocaine, but couldnt catch him, so they hatched the animal cruelty play to get on the property knowing what they would find.
@ Common Sense, it’s really hard to get any authority out to a property for a concern of animal cruelty. I’ve tried more than once.
It takes a lot to sustain a prosecution for animal cruelty unless its obvious and egregious.
When my dog was younger, I used to pop her butt, and people felt that was cruel, but I have the right to discipline her.
Often times a concern for animal cruelty gets mixed up with an individuals idea of how things should be done.
Nothing wrong with a dog living in a cage as long as they get to come out and are fed consistently, yet some feel its cruelty.
I believe all the supporters of this man who say he took decent to good care of the dogs, maybe not at a level that a person who loves animals more than humans, but none the less decent reasonable care.
I have some ladies in my neighborhood(that i love to interact with) that don’t play about animal cruelty, but sometimes they think somethings going on because they don’t agree with the methods being employed.
A few months go by and the dog is fine, and then they are fine, but at the onset, they would make you think there was a cause for concern.
@Common Sense ….and as we read the updated article today, we know he was a total POS and used the dogs for fighting. Use your brain every now and then.
Please tell me they won’t kill them