MARION COUNTY, S.C. – Lorenzo Cardenas, 41 of Marion was arrested and charged Monday evening in connection with a dog mauling incident that killed a child two weeks ago in Marion County, according to Marion County Sheriff Brian Wallace.
Wallace said Cardenas is charged with involuntary manslaughter and “animals/penalty for owner of dangerous animal attacks and injures a human 1st offense.”
7-year-old Shamar Jackson died after he was attacked by the dogs while walking with his brothers on Wilbur Road and Cleo Road in Marion County, Wallace said. The other boys were able to run for safety.
“I was just like, ‘Lord just let him live, breathe into his lungs, but he had lost a lot of blood,” Carnell Jackson, Shamar’s father told WPDE.
From WPDE: Carnell said their Chihuahua, named Remi, had wound up on Wilbur Road and Shamar went to get her along with his older brother.
Carnell said five dogs surrounded Remi.
“I know he [his son] wasn’t going to leave without Remi. So, they called her and she ran to them. When she ran back to them, the [neighbors] dogs were running behind her. So, Aiden, my older son, ran on the fence over here, jumped on the fence.”
He added Shamar tried to jump over the fence as well.
“And the baby boy, Shamar, he jumped on the fence, but he fell backwards, and he was just kicking the gate,” Carnell explained. “One of the dogs came down here and ran to that side and just dragged him back. And ripped all of his clothes off of his body. You know, mauled him.”
