Georgia Police Officer Travis T. Edwards Arrested for Dogfighting
Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation say a Georgia police officer was arrested for dogfighting on Monday.
The GBI says Sparta police officer Travis T. Edwards, 33, was arrested following an investigation requested by District Attoey Fred Blight on March 8.
Officials say the execution of a search warrant at Edwards’ home in Hancock County resulted in the seizure of several pit bull dogs.
Also arrested was 42-year-old Reginald Rayshon Shivers of Milledgeville.
Both Edwards and Shivers face charges of dogfighting and cruelty to animals.
The GBI says the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the investigation.
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