Police in Georgia announced the arrest of a man who is accused of breeding and training 106 pit bulls for the purpose of dog fighting, according to a press release.
The man, 55-year-old Vincent Lemark Burrell, was arrested by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday in his home located 30 miles outside of Atlanta, according to the release. The arrest was the result of an investigation for his alleged role in a “massive dog fighting operation.”
At Burrell’s home, detectives found several unvaccinated pit bulls left outside for several days, tied to trees or metal stumps in the ground with “large and extremely heavy logging chains and thick collars."
Police also noted in the release that some dogs were emaciated while others were extremely aggressive towards other dogs.
Inside the home, police found more dogs in Burrell’s basement. Police noted that there was a presence and strong smell of feces and urine, forcing responding authorities to wear protective gear while inside.
"Conditions where dogs were being housed, both inside and on the exterior of this property, were not fit for humans, much less dogs," the sheriff's office said in its statement.
The dogs have been taken to different rescue facilities in the area to be cared for, and Burrell was arrested.
He has been charged with felony counts of cruelty to animals and dog fighting and remains at Paulding County Jail where he is being held without bond.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is working with the marshal’s bureau. The sheriff’s office shared it expects more than one hundred counts to be brought against Burrell.
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