By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged Lamont Moultrie, 54, with Animal Fighting or Baiting and Ill Treatment of Animals, according to a press release on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.
Ten dogs were placed with the Humane World for Animals organization during the operation so they could receive veterinary care.
Per the arrest warrant, SLED’s Dogfighting Unit executed a search warrant at the address listed on Moultrie’s driver’s license in Seabrook. SLED had information that dogs being housed on the property were being used for dogfighting.
A veterinarian was able to determine that nine of the 10 dogs seized had scar patterns consistent with organized dogfighting.
Moultrie arrived on the scene while the search was being executed and said that he takes care of the property and that the dogs belonged to someone else.
The Beaufort County Animal Control, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
Moultrie was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center, and the case will be prosecuted by the 14th Circuit Court Solicitor’s Office, according to the release.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
