DeKalb investigators search for man caught on camera dragging dogs behind car

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – DeKalb County investigators are asking the public for help identifying a man accused of killing a dog and leaving another for dead after tying it up in the back of his car and dragging it across the road.

Officials say the act of animal cruelty occurred the night of September 13 in the parking lot of the Redan Recreation Center on Phillips Road.

According to the DeKalb County Prosecutor’s Office, surveillance cameras caught the man dragging the dogs behind the car, releasing them from his bumper and leaving them in the lot to die. Investigators believe the man was backing out of the parking lot so cameras couldn’t see his license plate.

A witness later saw the dogs and called police.

Officers arriving at the scene found the body of a black 7-year-old mixed-race male. The second dog, a brindle mixed breed male approximately 9 months old, was taken to DeKalb County Animal Services/Lifeline Animal Project to treat his serious injuries.

Authorities described the car involved as a dark four-door sedan, possibly a 2008 to 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The driver was wearing a dark gray top with a white logo on the chest and white lettering on the back, dark pants and a white baseball cap.

If you have any information that could assist the investigation, please call the DeKalb County Animal Enforcement tip line at (404) 294-2939.