7-year-old’s family upset after charges dropped in Marion County dog-mauling death

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Marion County spouse and children said their 7-yr-previous son — who was killed in a dog assault in June — has not gotten justice soon after prices were being dropped from the alleged pet dog operator.

The alleged doggy owner, Lorenzo Cardenas, was billed with involuntary manslaughter soon after Shamar Sharif Jackson was killed in the attack. Shamar Jackson’s mom and dad, Carnell and Roseann Jackson, sat in on the Cardenas’ preliminary hearing, which resulted in the costs becoming dropped.

The family is hunting to their religion for advice on what to do up coming.

More than 6 months right after the attack, law enforcement tape remains on the Marion County road where by Roseann Jackson identified her son soon after the assault — and the grass is still flattened in the shape of his entire body.

“He was a loving child. Energetic. He hugged people today,” his moms and dads explained. “I just pass up him. He gave the best hugs.”

Following the attack, law enforcement took the dogs into custody and Cardenas went to jail to await demo. At his preliminary listening to in December, his legal professional argued that a pet dog identified with the child’s blood on its fur did not belong to him — but was a stray he was feeding. Carnell Jackson disagreed, and confirmed images of the pet dog in the man’s garden the early morning following the assault.

“I felt damage,” Carnell Jackson mentioned. “I felt crushed. What he reported was, he does not know who is at fault or who to blame. The proof is there, the canine was in the man’s garden.”

“The solicitor didn’t place up an argument versus the defendant’s law firm due to the fact he just sat there and agreed with him,” Roseann Jackson mentioned. “I really feel that he didn’t do his career.”

During the listening to, an investigator with the Marion County Sheriff’s Business office explained he was conscious of problems about puppies in the community, but not the man’s canine specially.

“Do y’all have these challenges now, considering that these canine have been picked up? All the youngsters are out there and can enjoy now, but my son cannot,” Carnell Jackson explained.

Carnell Jackson explained he is doing the job with an lawyer and hopes to achieve out to the NAACP for help, but in the meantime, he’s been remembering a bible verse.

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourself. Rather, give peace unto wrath for it is composed that vengeance is mine and I will repay it, sayeth the Lord.”

“I have faith in god,” Carnell Jackson reported. “I believe in God in his phrase and that’s what I’m likely to go on. He’s going to transform this point all over, I know he is heading to turn it close to.”

News13 spoke to Cardenas’ lawyer, Brad Richardson, Friday morning. He known as the incident a tragedy but claimed proof gathered just after the arrest showed Cardenas was not at fault. He claimed in purchase to convict, the prosecutor desired to confirm the animal was perilous, which would have been complicated, mainly because South Carolina has no legislation defining specified breeds as harmful.

Richardson named Cardenas a household guy and a hard worker.

A Marion County Sheriff’s Business spokesperson informed Information13 it will concern a assertion Friday night.