13 charged, 2 dogs rescued following dog fight in Richland County

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged 12 people from South Carolina and one from Georgia with animal fighting and baiting after a dog fight in Richland County.

Officials said two dogs were rescued from the fight and taken to a local emergency veterinarian for treatment.

SLED agents also sized multiple firearms and over $84,000.00 in cash at the scene of the dogfight.

On Saturday, the following people were charged:

• Kenyata Jermaine Massey, 45, of Lancaster, SC
• LaCharles Terrel Beatty, 32, of Richburg, SC
• Eddrick Twitty, 44, of Heath Springs, SC
• Howard Cockrell, 27, of Chester, SC
• Montero Brown, 23, of Chester, SC
• Carl Eric Deon Todd, 35, of Blythewood, SC
• Kevin Breon Pickett, 36, of Richburg, SC
• Daryl Bowman, 29, of Columbia, SC
• Kareem Witherspoon, 48, of Heath Springs, SC
• Glenn Housel, 51, of Newberry, SC
• Patrick Heard, 45, of Elberton, GA
• Kareem Lann, 25, of Chester, SC
• Lataruis Antwan Robinson, 42, of Fort Lawn, SC

Officials said SLED partnered with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for the operation. All suspects were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and the investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding dogfighting in South Carolina is asked to submit it to SLED at tips@sled.sc.gov.

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