A Paulding County 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. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and the Paulding County Marshal’s Office executed a warrant of Burrell’s home and found the dogs tied to fence posts using heavy chains,

A Paulding County Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 475 years in prison for more than 100 dog fighting and animal cruelty charges.

After a four-day long trial, a Paulding County man has learned his fate after he was found guilty of dog cruelty and cruelty to animals.