Chiefs player Isaiah Buggs arrested for domestic violence and burglary

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From Zach Braziller

The Chiefs have had a busy offseason for all the wrong reasons, and that situation continues.

According to ProFootballTalk, defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has once again gotten into trouble with the law: He is accused of domestic violence and burglary.

Last month, Buggs, 27, was charged with two misdemeanor counts in an animal cruelty case. Buggs turned himself in to police in Tuscaloosa after allegedly mistreating two dogs, one of which had to be euthanized.

Police reportedly issued arrest warrants for Buggs on May 29 on two counts of second-degree animal cruelty, and he turned himself in to the Tuscaloosa County Jail a day later.

According to police, a neighbor reported that two dogs had been left on the back porch of an apartment the Chiefs player was renting. When animal control arrived, a gray and white pit bull and a black Rottweiler were found without access to food or water.

His agent, Trey Robinson, denied any wrongdoing and claimed the matter was the result of an “ongoing subversive campaign” to force Buggs to close his hookah lounge in Tuscaloosa.

Robinson said in his statement at the time that Buggs “does not condone the mistreatment of animals” and that the dogs were not his and he did not know they remained on the property.

Buggs isn’t the only Chiefs player struggling off the field.

Receiver Rashee Rice faces eight charges stemming from a street racing incident in Dallas, and weeks later he is accused of punching a photographer in a nightclub.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788.