PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. ( WANF /Gray News) - A 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 in Paulding County, Georgia.

The Paulding County Animal Shelter took custody of the dogs and they were later taken to a rescue organization. A judge sentenced Burrell to 475 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible.

Vincent Lemark Burrell was sentenced to nearly 500 years after being found guilty of 93 counts of dog fighting and 10 counts of animal cruelty.

A man from the metro Atlanta area was recently sentenced to close to 500 years in prison for dog fighting and animal cruelty. Here are the details.

More than 100 malnourished pit bulls were discovered at the home of Vincent Lemark Burrell, tied to trees and metal stakes.

A record sentence in the USA. A 57-year-old American man has just been sentenced to 475 years in prison for organizing dog fights and animal abuse. The abuse went on for years. In 2022, an Amazon delivery driver found several dogs chained together at the home of Vincent Lemark Burrell,

A man who was arrested with over 100 dogs and equipment at his Georgia home got the maximum sentence last week. Prosecutors hope it sheds light on the prevalence of dogfighting, a felony in the U.S.