New charges mount for ex-UFC fighter accused of siccing dog on his wife
The serious charges continue to pile up against a former UFC fighter.
Josh Grispi was arrested on domestic abuse and assault charges after giving his dog an order to attack his wife in August. He was indicted Thursday on multiple new charges Thursday, according to the Boston Globe.
Grispi alleged beat his wife and sicced his dog on her Aug. 4 and was arrested that day -- his second arrest in four days. He is currently being held on $200,000 cash bail, prosecutors said Thursday in a statement.
The new charges include animal cruelty and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (the dog) on multiple days, from July 1 to July 31. Grispi is also being charged on six counts of witness intimidation, which took place from Aug. 8 to Aug. 18. During that period, Grispi also allegedly committed two counts of tampering with a record for use in an official proceeding. Another count says Grispi attempted to procure another to commit perjury.
The original charges included four counts of improper storage of a large-capacity firearm near a minor and three counts of improper storage of a firearm near a minor.
Authorities in Middleborough, Mass., called Grispi's alleged crimes "the worst case of domestic abuse" they had ever seen. Grispi's wife Kaitlyn defended him in an interview with the website "Wicked Local" in August.
"It's sad because they're making it out to be way crazier than what it was," Kaitlyn Grispi said. "Yes. What he did is wrong. That is wrong to put your hands on a girl, and I understand that and I know that. I'm not just going to throw away a marriage. Behind closed doors, everyone has a fight. Maybe not that far, but everyone's gonna fight. Every marriage has its problems. Does that mean you give up on it?"
Grispi, 25, last fought in the UFC in February 2013, a loss to Andy Ogle in London. He competed eight times under the Zuffa banner (WEC/UFC), including three times in the UFC. Grispi was once thought of as a top prospect in the featherweight division.
