Long Island drug dealer Kevin Brown, 39, is facing a 34-count indictment after authorities uncovered over 1,000 pills—771 laced with enough fentanyl to kill more than 65,000 people—at his Hempstead home in December.
Alongside the lethal drugs, police discovered a loaded handgun, extra ammunition, a bag of ketamine, and seven pit bulls trapped in squalor, allegedly used for dog fighting.
Brown is facing drugs, weapons and dog fighting charges in a 34-count indictment. The shocking bust was announced Wednesday by Nassau District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, as reported by the New York Post.
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Prosecutors revealed that the seized pills, including those laced with fentanyl, have an estimated street value of $34,000.
“Selling dangerous drugs is often associated with the cruelty of dogfighting, and this defendant allegedly possessed and sold pills containing enough fentanyl to kill more than 65,000 people while also housing, breeding, and training seven pit bulls to fight,” Donnelly said in a press release.
Authorities launched an investigation into Brown after an overdose occurred at his Willow Avenue home in September 2024. Following two months of surveillance, police and the DEA Task Force raided the property, uncovering malnourished pit bulls confined in filthy wooden crates, with six chained down.
A pit bull with cropped ears, a practice linked to dog fighting, was found roaming the backyard.
Prosecutors reported that the seven dogs—five males and two females—bore scars from dog fighting, while the females were used for breeding.
Months after their rescue, the abused pit bulls recovered, with two finding new homes and the remaining five available for adoption at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.
Meanwhile, Brown, who was spotted smiling in Nassau County Court, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Judge Caryn Fink set his bail at $100,000 cash and barred him from owning any pets.
Brown was released after posting bail, according to ABC 7. His lawyer denied Brown’s involvement in the crimes while speaking outside the courthouse.
“He’s a family man, he’s married. He’s got kids,” defense attorney Marck Gann said, according to the TV outlet.
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“I don’t believe he was the owner of these dogs, and I think the DAs made assumptions about dog fighting that I don’t think is accurate.”
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder vowed that Brown will face justice for the alleged animal abuse.
“We are going to give him a nice comfortable cell,” he raged.
“He should live in the same squalor that he put these poor dogs in and let him learn that little life lesson.”
