Troopers from Post 52 in Hartwell present Bennett Dornellas with a care package upon his release from the burn center in Augusta. Pictured above (from left to right) Front row: SFC Fleming, Bennett Dornellas, TFC2 Green, and SGT Dean. Back row: TFC2 Anderson, TFC1 Pratz, Chelsea Oliver [Benett’s Mother], CPL Andrews, and CPL Gandy.
On May 8, the life of three-year-old Bennett Dornellas was changed forever.
Bennett’s father violently assaulted his mother at their home in Belton, SC, before kidnapping Bennett. Fleeing the scene, th…
![Troopers from Post 52 in Hartwell present Bennett Dornellas with a care package upon his release from the burn center in Augusta. Pictured above (from left to right) Front row: SFC Fleming, Bennett Dornellas, TFC2 Green, and SGT Dean. Back row: TFC2 Anderson, TFC1 Pratz, Chelsea Oliver [Benett’s Mother], CPL Andrews, and CPL Gandy.](/sites/thehartwellsun.com/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-09/Screenshot%202024-09-18%20at%204.04.55%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=3Y52JMSb)