Georgia Sheriff's Employee Sheryl Denise Smith charged with dog fighting

GEORGIA -- Bibb Sheriff's Corrections Deputy Sheryl Denise Smith was arrested on dog fighting charges Monday morning and fired from the Sheriff's Office later that afternoon.

According to a news release from the Bibb Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a complaint about injured dogs at Smith's home. They then found evidence the animals had been involved in dog fighting.

Treadmills and a rape stand are among the items found in the home of a former Bibb County employee accused of dog fighting, according to an arrest warrant.

Former Bibb Sheriff's Corrections Deputy Sheryl Smith's arrest warrant states that authorities found a rape stand, used for forced breeding of dogs, medicines and directions for administering those drugs along with supplies used to clean eight dogs before fighting at a house on Dalton Street.

According to Smith's arrest warrant, all of these items were kept in plain view just outside the back door in a fenced area.

Eight dogs were found at the house. Investigators believe they were kept there for the purposes of training and fighting. A news release says the animals were treated for their injuries.

 

 

Two men were also arrested: Felix Hughes Jr., 28, and Bruce Davis, 33, both of Macon. They are charged with dog fighting.

An internal investigation was conducted and Smith was found to be in violation of policies under the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Smith was fired from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office Monday afternoon. She was released from the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center after posting a $5,700 bond.

(11Alive.com - July 21, 2015)