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Six people arrested last month after a county-wide raid by the Pima County Sheriff's Department have been indicted on multiple charges pertaining to an alleged dog-fighting ring.

A Pima County grand jury indicted the group on a total of 69 felony and misdemeanor counts alleging animal cruelty, dog fighting and failure to obtain licenses on Monday. The indictments were released late Thursday.

The indictments allege the dog-fighting ring operated in Pima County between Jan. 1, 2000, and Feb. 19, 2008.

Named in the indictment were: Mahlon Thatcher Patrick, 63, Emily Elizabeth Dennis, 63, Terry Williams, 52, Robert Clayton Smith, 55, Juan Rudolfo Verdin, 39, and Zenaida Yvonne Verdin, 35.

Patrick, Dennis and Smith are accused of allowing the training to take place on their property.

According to authorities, deputies began investigating a possible ring last March after they received tips from Chicago police and the Humane Society of the United States.

Officers in Chicago stopped a van carrying several fighting dogs and they developed information that led them to Tucson.

Pima County sheriff's deputies seized at least 150 dogs during raids on Feb. 19, along with $10,000 in cash and more than 60 firearms varying from revolvers to assault-type guns, officials said.

Smith's attorney, Roberta Jensen, has said her client is innocent until proven guilty and yet the media are treating all of the defendants as though they are guilty.

Patrick's attorney, Mark Resnick, said his client simply sells pit bull puppies because he loves the breed. In fact, Resnick says, buyers are required to sign a contract stating the dogs won't be used for fighting.

The Pima County Attorney's Office requested bail of $500,000 for each of the six arrested. But City Magistrate Michael Lex released four on their own recognizance. Two others were released without having to post bail, but were placed under the supervision of Pretrial Services.

All six defendants are scheduled to be arraigned in Pima County Superior Court on Monday.