Case Details

Dog-fighting
Sumter, SC (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Jun 11, 2005
County: Sumter
Local Map: available
Disposition: Convicted

Abusers/Suspects:
» David Wright, Jr.
» David Wright, III

Case ID: 5532
Classification: Fighting
Animal: dog (pit-bull)
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David Wright, Jr., 52, and his son, David Wright, III, 32 pleaded guilty on Sept 7 to dog fighting charges. On June 11, 2004, SLED agents and members of the Sumter County Sheriff�s Department Narcotics Division searched Kevin Lamont Loney's home on a warrant pertaining to dog fighting.

The search produced a videotape containing footage of dog fighting on property owned by Wright, III. Authorities say a review of the videotape showed David Wright, Jr. and David Wright, III involved in the dog fighting activity.

Judge Clifton Newman, presiding over the General Sessions Court of Sumter County, sentenced Wright, Jr. to six months imprisonment and a $200 fine, suspended to six months probation. Wright, Jr. was ordered to pay $500 to the public defender fund, and 40 hours of public service employment at the Sumter County Dog Pound.

Wright, III was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a $200 fine, suspended to one year probation. Wright, III was ordered to pay $500 to the public defender fund, and forty 40 hours of public service employment at the Sumter County Dog Pound.

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References

WISTv - Sept 9, 2005
The Item - Sept 10, 2005

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