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SLED Charges Chester County Man with Ill Treatment of Animals

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Justin Elazer King, 31, with two counts of Ill Treatment of Animals on Friday, December 12, 2025.

Details can be found in the attached warrants.

King was booked into Chester County Detention Center.

The case will be prosecuted by the 6th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

The SLED investigation is active and ongoing at this time. Anyone with information on this matter can submit tips to SLED at tip@sled.sc.gov and/or call (866) 472-8477.

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For media inquiries, please email SLED’s Public Information Office: pio@sled.sc.gov.

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