Orangeburg, South Carolina – A South Carolina man who admitted to burning a puppy in a rum fueled fire could face up to seven years in prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina details how 29-year-old Desmond Levon Brown killed the puppy, and his admission of guilt:
Deputies discovered the deceased puppy in a wooded area near the incident location. Federal law enforcement obtained the Facebook video, which showed Brown holding the puppy above the fire, dropping it into the fire, and repeatedly kicking the puppy into the fire, burning it alive. Further evidence showed that the fire, which was started by Brown’s associate, was made using a brand of rum that was imported from the Caribbean and bottled in Kentucky. After his arrest, Brown was recorded on jail calls admitting to burning the puppy.
According to the April 16 news release, Brown pleaded guilty to animal crushing, which includes burning, under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT Act). This is the first known PACT Act Conviction in South Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling for the District of South Carolina said:
“Brown’s gruesome torture of a puppy was heinous. He showed no mercy in his crime, and we look forward to his sentencing. Our office will lead the fight to protect the welfare of animals in South Carolina.”
In addition to prison time, Brown also faces a fine of up to $250,000, restitution, and three years of supervision to follow the term of imprisonment. United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Brown after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
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LADY, THERE IS TOO MUCH HATE IN THIS WORLD. TRY SPREADING PEACE AND LOVE. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT COLOR THE MAN IS. HE DID A HORRENDOUS CRIME. HE NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY.
LADY, THERE IS TOO MUCH HATE IN THIS WORLD. TRY SPREADING PEACE AND LOVE. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT COLOR THE MAN IS. HE DID A HORRENDOUS CRIME. HE NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY.
He needs to be killed not jailed.
Daaamn you don’t seem to be a good person yourself spewing all that hate. I mean not for nothing there’s tons of white Spanish Asian etc people who also abuse and murder animals too. I’m angry at that loser too but no need for the N word.
Daaamn you don’t seem to be a good person yourself spewing all that hate. I mean not for nothing there’s tons of white Spanish Asian etc people who also abuse and murder animals too. I’m angry at that loser too but no need for the N word.
What is wrong with you? Find a therapist because no one else wants to hear what you’re saying.
Jailhouse justice will mete out the proper punishment for the evil committed against that poor precious defenseless innocent puppy. One phone call. That’s it. DONE.
i hope so
That thing is a useless monster! Exterminate that thing!
PUT HIM IN JAIL FOR THE FULL PENALTY & Change the Laws & Penalties for the Future For ANYONE that would Torcher an Innocent Animal !!! If the Laws arent changed to tougher Penalties these kind of CRUEL CRIMES WILL JUST GET WORSE & WIDE SPREAD UNTIL THEY START DOING THESE CRIMES TO CHILDREN !!! WAKE UP THE COURTS !!!!
Put him in jail worthless p.o.s
This man is a menace to society, he will torture and kill anything or person without regard. He needs to be committed permanently. There is no rehabilitation that can fix this level of violence and cruelty. I’m physically ill from the thought of what that dog went through and without intervention from the other criminal present. He needs to be charged as well. If I ever heard or saw something like that, I would be in jail after I stopped the situation cuz it would not have ended well.
President Trump passed the PACT Act for animals in 2019. Here is what it states on one of the sites about it:
What Conduct Does the PACT Act Prohibit?
The PACT Act targets acts commonly referred to as “animal crushing.” These are intentional acts of extreme cruelty that cause serious bodily injury or death to animals.
Prohibited acts include intentionally:
Crushing
Burning
Drowning
Suffocating
Impaling
Sexually exploiting animals
The law applies to living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
These acts are now federal crimes when they occur:
On federal property
Within the special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States
In or affecting interstate or foreign commerce
It is these juries, judges and courts that let these criminals off with just a slap on the wrist if even that. EVERY case of cruelty to animals of any kind needs to be prosecuted under the PACT Act.
The torturous death of ANY animal needs to start being treated like the same kind of death of a human being. The problem is the damn judges and courts don’t consider animals on the same level as people, which is bullshit.
Personally,I think anyone that did what this piece of shit did to that poor puppy deserves an automatic death penalty. If he did that to a person, that’s what he’d get.
Make his prison sentence so long that he’ll be an old man when he gets out and absolutely NO POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE!!
Definitely would be happy to be the person who gets to kick this POS into a fire over and over. I could easily do it. Why are people actually getting worse though? what is going on?
I know where Orangeburg is and when he gets out of prison, he’ll probably return there. Hopefully to a welcoming committee with bats and a bonfire! Evil son of a bitch! If he had good parents, they’d kill him themselves! There needs to be a law where the cops can take an animal abuser/killer to the woods, shoot them in the head and leave them for buzzard food!
YES!!! rotally agree
Crimes against animals are getting worse! We must make the penalty for animal abuse so severe abusers will think twice before abusing. Make this POS suffer!
What a scumbag POS! South Carolina is one of the few states that is actually sticking it to him if it comes to pass.. I would go for 20 years and a $500,000 fine so he’s broke in more than one way. People like him deserve nothing but the worst.!!
NO PUNISHMENT WILL BE SEVERE ENOUGH, SHORT OF HIM RECEIVING THE EXACT SAME IN RETURN!
AMEN!
20 years in prison for this douchebag
SO! SO HEINOUS!!! AND OH SO DISTRESSING TO SAY THE VERY LEAST!!!!!
THAT POOR INNOCENT LITTLE PUPPY HAD ‘NO’ CHANCE AT ALL?????
WITH THIS EVIL, COLD, HEARTLESS SADISTIC KILLER??????
NO ONE TO SAVE HIM, NO ONE TO HELP, NO ONE TO EVEN CARE!!!
ALONE WITH THIS EVIL, ABHORRENT KILLER JUST HORRIBLE!!
THIS PERPETRATOR IS VERY SICK’ AND IS A GREAT ‘DANGER’ TO ‘ALL’ LIVING THINGS WITHIN SOCIETY AND MUST BE INCARCERATED FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES WHILE ONGOING PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENTS AND TREATMENTS CONTINUE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!
MIGHT BE ‘ A LOOSING’ BATTLE I FEEL.
WAY TOO DANGEROUS TO RELEASE PREMATURELY????
MUST HAVE MAXIMUM PENALTY PLUS!!!!
These crimes against animals just seem to be getting worse everyday. Our society
has some serious issues. This demented monster needs to be locked up for several years!!!!
These crimes against animals just seem to be getting worse everyday. Our society
has some serious issues. This demented monster needs to be locked up for several years!!!!
NO PUNISHMENT WILL BE SEVERE ENOUGH, SHORT OF HIM RECEIVING THE EXACT SAME IN RETURN!
I’ve just about never heard anything more heiness. What a sickening, sub-human piece of low-life trash. Just hand him above a fire.
20 years in prison for this douchebag
AMEN!