Bond denied for ex-GOP leader accused of killing parents' dog

Anna Lee | The Greenville News

A judge on Friday denied bond for Todd Kincannon, a former state Republican Party leader accused of killing and mutilating his parents' dog.

James John Todd Kincannon, 37, of Simpsonville, was charged with felony ill treatment of an animal, according to an arrest warrant and police.

The warrant alleges Kincannon "needlessly mutilated" his parent's 10-year-old beagle/cattle dog mix by "choking and stabbing the dog multiple times until death."

Officers located the dog, named Bailey, in the kitchen in a pool of blood when they arrived at the house on July 26, a Simpsonville police report said.

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Kincannon reportedly told officers he killed the dog because he "got a command from God to do it," and that he was the "second coming of Christ."

He also stated that "every 1,000 years Jesus needs a sacrifice and blood must be spilt," the report said.

Kincannon was arrested on Friday after undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, according to police.

He was denied bond during his arraignment and is currently being held at the Greenville County Detention Center, records show.

Kincannon, an attorney, was named executive director of the state Republican Party in 2009. He was involved in several controversial election lawsuits and in 2012 represented Amanda Somers, a candidate for state Senate District 5 in Greenville County after the state Supreme Court ruled that financial and candidate-intent paperwork must be filed simultaneously.