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“Fast & Furious” star Tyrese Gibson was arrested and booked into a Georgia jail on a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals after his dogs allegedly killed a neighbor’s dog last month.
On Friday, the 46-year-old actor turned himself in to police one week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Gibson was released the same day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police Department Capt. Nicole Dwyer told The Associated Press.
“We are glad he did the right thing and turned himself in,” Dwyer said in a statement to The Associated Press.
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Dwyer said Gibson’s four Cane Corso dogs, allegedly involved in the incident, have not yet been turned over to authorities.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Dwyer and Gibson’s lawyer, Gabe Banks of Banks Weaver Law Firm, for comment.
Tyrese Gibson was arrested and charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after his dogs allegedly fatally attacked a neighbor’s dog. Henry, right, was killed earlier last month. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/FOX 5)
In a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, Banks said, “Mr. Tyrese Gibson extends his deepest condolences to the family who lost their beloved dog to this tragic incident that occurred while Mr. Gibson was away from his home.”
Banks added: “Upon learning of this unfortunate accident, Mr. Gibson immediately made the difficult decision to rehome his dogs to a safe and loving environment. Concerning the misdemeanor warrant, Mr. Gibson is cooperating fully with authorities to address and resolve this matter responsibly. Mr. Gibson asks for privacy and understanding as this matter is handled through the appropriate legal channels, and as he remains committed to the safety of his community and the well-being of all animals.”
While speaking with Fox News Digital Tuesday, Dwyer disputed Banks’ claim that Gibson was cooperating with authorities, saying that he was aware there was a warrant out for his arrest and he had not yet turned himself in to police.
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Gibson turned himself in one week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Gibson’s four Cane Corso dogs allegedly escaped from his yard and fatally attacked a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel on Sept. 18, in Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County Police said in an incident report obtained by Fox News Digital.
His neighbor, Harrison Parker, called 911 after he found his dog, Henry, dead in the driveway with broken ribs, puncture wounds and internal bleeding. The dog was also covered in slobber.
Parker said he had just let Henry outside for five minutes when he found him.
“He was probably one of the most wonderful dogs,” Parker told FOX 5. “I know probably every animal owner says that, but he was incredible. He was so loving. He’s a little mischievous. He loved to go outside… And so he would paw at the door and I just opened the door, let him outside. He was well-trained. He had an invisible fence, which he learned the boundaries of very well.”
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That same night, another neighbor called police because she said she couldn’t get to her car with Gibson’s dogs outside of her door, the incident report said. An animal control officer arrived and was able to push the dogs back so she could leave her home.
Henry’s owner found the Cavalier King Charles spaniel dead in the driveway. (FOX 5)
The dogs were seen on security video running through neighbors’ yards before the alleged attack between 10:01 and 10:04. They were then seen heading across the street toward the Parker home.
Gibson wasn’t home when officers first arrived to help push the dogs back from the woman’s home, so Gibson’s friend was issued a warning for not having control of the dogs. This was before police knew Henry had been killed.
There have been multiple calls about the dogs getting loose in the neighborhood, the report said, including twice in April and multiple times earlier this month.
Four days after the alleged attack, police went to Gibson’s home to ask him to surrender the dogs, but the “Transformers” star told officers he needed a few days to figure things out, to which the officer said if he didn’t immediately hand over the animals, a search warrant would be issued and the dogs would be confiscated.
Gibson allegedly admitted on the phone with police that he believed his dogs killed Henry, and “that he knows it’s been an ongoing issue over the past few months with his dogs getting out,” the police report claimed.
When police came back with the search warrant to confiscate the dogs, Gibson and his pets were gone.
The report added that Gibson’s house manager spoke to police outside his home, telling them that the dogs were gone, and Gibson was out of the country.
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“My well-needed mental health recovery begins now,” Gibson wrote on his Instagram while filming himself at his home last weekend. “I’ll be gone till November peace.”
Parker told FOX 5 that Gibson shouldn’t be allowed to just leave.
Gibson’s dogs loose in the neighborhood. (Fulton County Police Department via FOX 5)
“So he made a story where he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m taking a mental health month.’ You gotta be kidding me. I mean, he should be taking mental health month in jail,” he said. “The arrogance… it speaks volumes about who this person is, and I hope that, if he has any fans or anything, that they really drink in the reality of this guy’s character.”
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On Tuesday, Gibson posted an Instagram video in which he was seen playing with his dogs and clarified that he was not on the run. He said he was in Los Angeles with his family and was fully cooperating with police. The video also showed his dogs being playful with smaller dogs.
