DeKalb investigators are looking for a man caught on camera dragging dogs behind a car

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – DeKalb County investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of killing one dog and leaving another for dead after tying them to the back of his car and dragging them down the road.

Officials say the act of animal abuse happened the night of Sept. 13 in the parking lot of the Redan Recreation Center on Phillips Road.

According to the Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office, surveillance cameras captured the man dragging the dogs behind the car, untying them from his bumper and leaving them to die on the lot. Investigators believe that the man backed out of the parking lot so that the cameras could not record his license plate.

Footage from surveillance cameras. (Dekalb County District Attorney)

A witness later spotted the dogs and called the police.

Law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene found the body of a black 7-year-old mestizo. The second dog, a male tiger mix, about 9 months old, was taken to Dekalb County Animal Services/Lifeline Animal Project for treatment of serious injuries.

Authorities described the vehicle involved in the case as a dark-colored four-door sedan that may be a 2008-2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The driver was wearing a dark gray top with a white logo on the chest and white writing on the back, dark pants and a white baseball cap.

If you have any information that could help the investigation, call Dekalb County Animal Control (404) 294-2939.