Tyrese Gibson Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Dogs Kill Neighbor’s Spaniel in Atlanta

On Sept. 18 in Buckhead, four Cane Corso dogs owned by actor Tyrese Gibson allegedly attacked and killed a neighbor’s 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Henry, who was found dead with puncture wounds and internal bleeding after neighbor Harrison Parker called 911. Doorbell/security footage reportedly captured Gibson’s dogs near the scene minutes before the attack, and police say the animals had been reported running loose several times in the week and a half prior. Fulton County authorities say an arrest warrant for misdemeanor animal cruelty was issued and a search warrant was executed on Gibson’s property on Sept. 22, but officers found neither Gibson nor the dogs because the animals had been moved; documents allege he had agreed to surrender them but did not do so when officers arrived. Gibson’s lawyers say he was out of town, has extended his deepest condolences, accepts responsibility, is cooperating with authorities, has rehomed the two adult dogs and three puppies, and posted on social media defending the animals. Neighbors and police have criticized the alleged negligence of letting large guard dogs roam free, and the animal-cruelty investigation remains ongoing.