FLORENCE COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Former Florence County sheriff Kenney Boone has been arrested for domestic violence and animal abuse after allegedly striking the family cat with a baseball bat in a fit of rages that forced his wife, Anna, and the couple’s children to hide in a closet Monday.
Deputies with the Florence county sheriff’s office responded to Boone’s residence Monday after one of his children was able to escape the home and alert police.
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According to a source familiar with the situation, Boone’s wife and her children hid inside the house while one of her daughters escaped the residence and called Florence county chief deputy Glen Kirby – one of the candidates who is running to replace Boone as sheriff in this year’s elections.
According to FitsNews, Boone was transported to the Darlington county, S.C. detention center following his arrest to avoid any potential conflicts of interest given his lengthy tenure as sheriff in Florence county.
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Geo quick facts: Florence is a city in, and the county seat of, Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It is probably best known for being the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 20, of the latter of which it is at the eastern terminus – Wikipedia.