Gibson charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after dog attack

Tyrese Gibson turned himself in to Fulton County authorities on Friday and was booked on a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after investigators said four of his Cane Corso dogs fatally attacked a neighbor’s small dog in the Buckhead area of Atlanta on September 18. Jail records show the 46 year old actor and singer was booked shortly before 6 a.m. and released the same day after posting a 20,000 bond.

Police said surveillance footage captured the four large dogs roaming the neighborhood and pawing at a neighbor’s front door moments before the attack. The owner of the smaller dog, a 5 year old Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Henry, found the animal in his driveway minutes after letting it outside. A police report cited veterinary findings including separated and broken ribs, puncture wounds and severe internal bleeding.

Fulton County Police Animal Services officials said they had received multiple complaints about Gibson’s dogs in the days and months before the fatal attack and had warned the actor to secure them. Captain Nicole Dwyer said the situation posed a public safety risk. "It is the negligence on his part as the homeowner and animal owner, just letting them roam...