Authorities rescue 24 pit bulls, seize drugs, weapons, cash in SC dogfighting investigation
By Zach Rainey
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — Authorities rescued 24 pit bulls from “inhumane” conditions in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
On Oct. 15, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged 53-year-old Christopher Corbitt with animal fighting or baiting and ill treatment of animals.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives assisted SLED in the investigation.
A search warrant was conducted on a property in Springfield, where 24 pit bulls were found. Numerous dogs were found with scarring, open wounds, inadequate housing, and restrained with heavy chains.
SLED said the scarring was consistent with dog fighting.
Also during the search, authorities found more than one pound of meth, 24 grams of cocaine, a quarter kilo of fentanyl powder, THC vape cartridges, 5 oxycodone pills, 2 handguns, 4 vehicles, an electronic currency counting machine, and $22,421 in United States currency.
Corbitt was booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center. The case will be prosecuted by the 1st Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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