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A search warrant executed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with the assistance of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) earlier this week has resulted in the arrests of at least three individuals in connection with a dog fighting operation in Walterboro, S.C.
The search warrants were executed on Monday (December 16, 2024) at residences on Cleveland Street and Bomar Place in Walterboro. Sources close to the investigation indicated nearly two dozen dogs were found in connection with the operation.
The police presence was announced by CCSO deputies on social media…
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Kenyatta Walker, 29, of Walterboro was charged with three counts of animal fighting or baiting and three counts of ill treatment of animals/torture. Gregory Bomar Jr., 30, of Walterboro, was charged with eight counts of ill treatment of animals/torture. Gregory Bomar Sr., 71, also of Walterboro, was also arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy.
All three are currently incarcerated at the Colleton County Detention Center and a $15,000 surety bond was set for each by Colleton County magistrate judge Roosevelt L. Jenkins.
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As FITSNews has previously reported (here, here and here), animal fighting is a huge issue in South Carolina – one I have sounded off on sporadically in the past. In an editorial published in 2017, I rebuked the “inhumane treatment of animals – be it dogfighting, bear-baying or cockfighting.”
In that editorial, I urged state lawmakers to support “severe punishments” for those who “participate in (animal fights), wager on their outcome or pay to attend them.”
This is a developing story… please check back for updates.
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7 comments
Until SC starts taking this serious and sentencing people to long prison sentences nothing will change. The fines they receive are likely paid in full by the next fight date. Impose a 10 year mandatory sentence and you’ll see this go away.
They allow this horrific activity to continue by not punishing these subhumans enough. Put them in jail for 20 years. Or better yet let them be beat to death.
Thank you for your coverage of the horrific crime of dogfighting. I hope you will continue using your voice to severely punish these reprehensible criminals. The legislature is severely negligent in passing laws for serious jail time for these animals. Yes, they are animals!! Would love to know why McMaster has not made laws against dogfighting a major goal . Shame on him and the other legislators!
Speaking of dogfighting rings, convicted felon serial puppy killer NFL QB and Fox Sports football analyst Michael Vick was just hired for head coach gig at Norfolk State.
Speaking of dogfighting rings, convicted felon serial puppy killer NFL QB and Fox Sports football analyst Michael Vick was just hired for head coach gig at Norfolk State.
None of you people know the facts. None of those gotta were fighting any dogs & they’re gonna beat the charges as well. Racist pigs just wanted to take the dogs and slow the money being made by the individuals for selling different breeds of pitbulls smh. People are so quick to accept what the government say it out of about people these days smdh
Eff all of you racist animal lovers who hate black people. The sheriff’s office has no proof of dog fighting, and they still have no proof of dog fighting. Just locked those men up got animal neglect and chose to add charges