Tyrese Gibson was booked right into a Georgia jail early Friday, every week after he failed to show himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police stated.
Gibson was launched the identical day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police Captain Nicole Dwyer stated. He has nonetheless not turned his 4 Cane Corso canine to police, who authorities say killed a neighbor’s small canine in mid-September and had roamed the neighborhood unsupervised at varied instances over the previous few months.
“We are glad he did the right thing and turned himself in,” Dwyer wrote to The Related Press, noting the 4 canine are nonetheless unaccounted for.
Gibson’s lawyer didn’t instantly reply to the AP’s request for remark Friday.
Gabe Banks, the actor’s lawyer, had beforehand advised AP that the actor wasn’t residence when the incident happened and “immediately made the difficult decision to rehome his dogs to a safe and loving environment,” together with two grownup canine and their three puppies.
A search warrant for the “Fast & Furious” actor’s property was issued alongside the arrest warrant days after the Sept. 18 incident, when the canine attacked a small spaniel owned by a neighbor a few half a mile away from Gibson’s home. The canine was rushed to a veterinary hospital, however didn’t survive, Dwyer stated.
The canine had been seen on digicam minutes later on the next-door neighbor’s home, the place the proprietor referred to as police to report she could not attain her automotive due to the animals. Animal management officers responded and had been in a position to maintain the canine again whereas the neighbor went to her automobile.
Gibson had initially advised police he would give up his canine on Sept 22, however when officers arrived, he stated he wanted just a few extra days, in accordance with a police press launch.
Gibson posted a video to Instagram that included varied clips of his canine early Monday and reposted it the next day with an announcement from him and his lawyer. Banks wrote Gibson had handled stalkers for years, and “his only motivation in bringing these dogs into his life was to protect his family and provide peace of mind.”
Banks added the canine weren’t “trained to be vicious,” and “had never harmed a child, a person, or another dog. This tragic event is shocking and traumatizing for him and his family — and he can only imagine how devastating it has been for the family who lost their pet.”
“I had no idea I would ever wake up to this nightmare, and I know the family must feel the same way. To them, please know that my heart is broken for you,” Gibson stated within the assertion. “I am praying for your healing and for your beloved pet, who never deserved this. I remain committed to facing this matter with honesty, responsibility, and compassion.”
