Michael Valentine

Bidwell, Ohio

Conviction: Two federal counts of raising and training dogs for the purpose of fighting; also pleaded guilty to five fentanyl-distribution counts.
Conviction or sentencing date: Animal-fighting/drug sentence imposed 2024-01-25
Sentence: 21 months for the later dogfighting/drug disposition, structured as nine months concurrent with and 12 months consecutive to a pre-existing 10-year drug sentence; total imprisonment 11 years, followed by five years supervised release. Do not attribute the full 11 years solely to animal fighting.
Case number: Not stated
Last source verification: 2026-09-10