11/21/2024
Hoof and Paw of South Carolina has raised money among its board members and membership to help elevate the reward to assist law enforcement in finding the person(s) responsible for this horrific crime. If you have any information that could assist law enforcement, please report it to the Darlington County Sheriff's Office or anonymously through P*e Dee Crime Stoppers.
🚨News Release🚨
11/21/2024
Sheriff James Hudson Jr is asking for the public’s assistance in an animal abuse case.
The Darlington County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the United States Humane Society and the Crime Stoppers of the P*e Dee to find information regarding a recent animal abuse case. This case is currently being investigated by the Darlington County Sheriff's Office. We are looking for any information as to who committed this heinous crime. In the State of South Carolina, animal abuse is a punishable offense.
South Carolina Code of Laws Section 47-1-40 states, “(B) A person who tortures, torments, needlessly mutilates, cruelly kills, or inflicts excessive or repeated unnecessary pain or suffering upon an animal or by omission or commission causes these acts to be done, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment of not less than one hundred eighty days and not to exceed five years and by a fine of five thousand dollars.”
If you have any information, please contact the Darlington County Sheriff's Office at 843-398-4501.
Crime Stoppers of the P*e Dee and Hoof and Paw of South Carolina are offering a reward for credible tips leading to an arrest.
The Darlington County Sheriff's Office is not responsible for any reward money in this case.