PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – A man was sentenced to nearly 500 years in prison for his role in a dogfighting operation.
Vincent Lemark Burrell was arrested in 2022 after deputies discovered 106 dogs at his home in Paulding County, Georgia.
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and the Paulding County Marshal’s Office executed a warrant at Burrell’s home and found the dogs tied to fence posts using heavy chains.
They also found “documents linking Burrell’s dogs to other known dog fighters” and contracts for some of the dogs, according to the district attorney’s office.
Authorities said the dogs were “basically left in the elements with little to no shelter” and were not being seen by a veterinarian regularly.
Dogs were also found in the basement of the home where the presence and odor of urine and feces were so strong, that authorities said they had to wear protective equipment just to be able to safely enter the home.
“Conditions where dogs were being housed, both inside and on the exterior of this property, were not fit for humans, much less dogs,” authorities said.
Burrell was convicted of 93 counts of dog fighting and 10 counts of cruelty to animals. He was sentenced to 475 years in prison.
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