SLED Helps Rescue 19 Dogs and Charges Four Sumter County Men in Dogfighting Investigation
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Andrew Jeffrey Bryant Jr., 39, Tevin V. Joyner, 32, and Orlando Raynell Coullette, 49, with Criminal Conspiracy, as well as four counts each of Animal Fighting or Baiting, and four counts each of Ill Treatment of Animals on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
SLED also charged Robert Brandon Hansley, 44, with Criminal Conspiracy, and Presence at a Facility of Animal Fighting or Baiting – 1st Offense, four counts of Animal Fighting or Baiting, and four counts of Ill Treatment of Animals.
Details can be found in the attached warrants.
The four subjects were booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County.
The case will be prosecuted by the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Sumter Police Department assisted with the arrests.
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