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VINCENT LEMARK BURRELL arrested for his role in a massive dogfighting operation – 106 dogs rescued

Updated: Feb 1

- Georgia, USA -


~ Update: February 1, 2025


The Paulding District Attorney's Office announced that on January 30, 2025, Superior Court Judge Dean C. Bucci sentenced 57-year-old VINCENT LEMARK BURRELL (pictured), “to serve 475 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible.”


District Attorney Robert S. Lane said that following a four-day-long jury trial that ended on January 30, 2025, BURRELL “was found guilty of 103 counts, 93 counts of Dog Fighting and 10 counts of Cruelty to Animals.”


The courtroom was full on Thursday and it wasn’t just animal advocates that were happy for the sentence. As reported by 11 Alive, to emphasize the significance of the case, prosecutors ensured the presence of one of the Voiceless Victims who was rescued from BURRELL’s property. Baby Shark (pictured smiling) was only eight weeks old when authorities rescued her.


The lead Prosecutor on the case K.C. Pagnotta said: “Let this be a clear message that Paulding County will not accept or condone the inhumane treatment of animals – especially the violence and abuse associated with dog fighting. It is time as a society that we step up and stop the abuse and mistreatment of innocent animals. Ordinary citizens can play a part in stopping the abuse of animals by recognizing signs of dog fighting and reporting concerns to law enforcement.”


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Following a lengthy investigation, Detectives with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office arrested 55-years-old VINCENT LEMARK BURRELL (pictured), for his role in a massive dogfighting operation.


Paulding County Animal Control, the Paulding County Marshal’s Bureau, and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, utilizing legal advice and assistance from the Paulding County District Attorney’s Office, secured multiple search warrants in reference to BURRELL’s home on 1040 Old Cartersville Road in Dallas.


In a news release, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said that BURRELL was arrested on November 8, 2022, for breeding, training, and facilitating over one hundred Pitbulls in conjunction with dogfighting at his home.


Detectives discovered 106 dogs, mostly Pitbulls, “in various degrees of existence”. Some of the dogs were emaciated, while others were strong and extremely aggressive toward other dogs.

As indicated in the release, the dogs were tied to trees and metal stubs in the ground using large and extremely heavy logging chains and thick collars.

The furbabies were kept without being properly hydrated, fed, and left in the elements with little to no shelter for days on end. Furthermore, these dogs were not being seen on a regular basis or vaccinated by a veterinarian.

The sheriff’s office said that some of the dogs were housed in the basement of the home where the odor of urine and feces was so strong, authorities had to wear protective equipment.

“Conditions where dogs were being housed, both inside and on the exterior of this property, were not fit for humans, much less dogs,” stated the release.


A total of 106 dogs were rescued from BURRELL’s hellish home and were placed with various rescue facilities where they can begin their rehabilitation.


When I asked the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office whether any deceased dogs were found on the property, thankfully, the answer was no dead dogs were located.

I also asked the sheriff’s office whether any of the rescued dogs will be euthanized as it often happens in dogfighting cases and I was happy to learn that all the dogs can be rehabilitated.


As the sheriff’s office said: “The sad part is that the vast majority of these animals just craved the love and attention of the Deputies and Detectives that were on the scene.”


Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge stated: “In cases like these, we have to conduct a lengthy and thorough investigation. This is not something that we can just put together in a few days, cases like these are comprehensive and require us to work with many local, state, and federal entities. I am proud of the teamwork that has been exhibited in this case and I am thankful that these dogs are safe now. The dark and sinister world of dog fighting is a despicable culture that has no place in our world.”


Online arrest records show that BURRELL is charged with one felony count of dogfighting and one felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals.

I also asked the sheriff’s office whether charges are pending against other parties and I was told: “Thus far, there are no other individuals being charged.”


BURRELL is currently being held in the Paulding County Jail without bond. The sheriff’s office said over one hundred additional counts are expected against BURRELL as this case continues to unfold.


Detectives encourage anyone who has any information about this case to please call the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Tip Line at (770) - 443 - 3047 or submit a tip through the Paulding Sheriff mobile app. Thank you!


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LAMARCUS DEWAYNE RICKS arrested following a dogfighting investigation

- Alabama, USA -


The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office said that 38-years-old LAMARCUS DEWAYNE RICKS (pictured), of Tuscumbia, is facing seventeen counts of dogfighting and sixty-eight counts of second-degree animal cruelty following a recent investigation into a dogfighting operation.


RICKS turned himself into the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, October 28, 2022, and was released on a $119,000 bond.


According to WAAY 31, the sheriff’s office said they had been receiving tips from concerned citizens in Center Star back in early October where they found evidence of animal abuse and neglect. Authorities said they removed sixty-eight dogs from RICKS’ property; seventeen of them were determined to be fighting dogs.


The sixty-eight dogs were transferred to the Florence Lauderdale Animal Services and its director, Cheryl Jones, said it’s a logistical nightmare.

Ms. Jones told WAAY 31 they were already understaffed, overworked, and at a full capacity before this major and unforeseen influx.

“It’s basically increased our workday for an eight-hour workday to a 12-hour workday,” she explained. Ms. Jones went on to say: “Now we have realized that full plus 68 is even more of a struggle. We moved some of our dogs out of the crate in the hallway to make room for the dogs we have to hold in the kennels and set up kennels on our outside fence that’s fenced in.”


This set-up is not an ideal long-term solution for these dogs, rightfully said Ms. Jones. She then pointed out: “Our animals were used to more attention from us that they don’t really get now because we have taken on 60 animals we have to care for.”


The shelter is now relying on the public’s help and Ms. Jones desperately launched an appeal. “Please come and volunteer. There are lots of dogs that would love some attention, more than we have at the moment to give.”


Ms. Jones described the condition the sixty-eight furbabies were in when they arrived at the shelter and said: “Everybody was thin, they were, you know, scared of a new environment. Some of them had injuries, some of them had conditions that we are treating. So, everybody had to be assessed and everybody’s, you know, getting treatment.”


WAAY 31 reports that according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, court procedures will determine the next steps for the animals, whether or not RICKS retains his rights to the dogs.


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EDWARD THEODORE BRONAUGH arrested and eleven dogs were removed from the van he was driving

- Mississippi, USA -


On the morning of Tuesday, October 4, 2022, an officer with the Madison Police Department Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 55 southbound near the 108-mile marker in the City of Madison.


Madison police said in a news release that during this stop, the officer became suspicious of criminal activity and during a probable cause search of the vehicle, the officer recovered marijuana along with eleven dogs.

Police said the dogs were inside multiple cages, were malnourished, and one of them had injuries consistent with dogfighting.

The officer then called in an investigator with animal control who removed all eleven dogs and took them to a local veterinarian for emergency care and treatment.


Police arrested the driver of the van, 56-years-old EDWARD THEODORE BRONAUGH (pictured), of Indianapolis, Indiana. BRONAUGH was charged with transporting dogs for the purpose of dogfighting, animal cruelty, and possession of controlled substance.


BRONAUGH is being held at the Madison County Detention Center awaiting his initial appearance in the City of Madison Municipal Court.


Police said the investigation is ongoing and District Attorney John “Bubba” Bramlett was contacted. The case will be forwarded to his office for prosecution and potential forfeiture proceedings based upon the animal cruelty and transportation charges.


As I always say whenever I publish a dogfighting related story, I have nothing but hatred for those filthy individuals who make blood money at the expense of innocent animals!

If you like fights, just throw your friends and family into a ring and watch them injure each other!

Only a sick individual can watch animals fight. Just get an honest job!!!


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