DEKALB (Telemundo Atlanta) – Authorities in Georgia have released the identity of an animal cruelty suspect who allegedly beat a dog to death in DeKalb.
The subject was identified Friday as Mekhi Jackson, according to DeKalb County police.
The attack was captured Monday on a security camera at an apartment in the Highlands at East Atlanta complex, located on Flat Shoals Road.
The footage shows a man allegedly chasing the dog down some stairs and then hitting it, then grabbing it by the neck and smashing it against a wall.
Unfortunately, the dog in seen in the animal cruelty video has been located deceased. We have Id’d the suspect as Mekhi Jackson & are asking for the publics help in locating him. If you see him, DO NOT engage with him. Call 911 or DKPD Det. Watson at 404-286-7990. #WeAreDKPD pic.twitter.com/qtm6ExZPnQ
— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) March 17, 2023
“These things break my heart,” Sonja, an owner of rescued animals, told our sister channel. Atlanta News First.
Sonja watched the video on the Nextdoor app and was able to locate the location of the incident by recognizing the staircase. On Tuesday, she filed a complaint with DeKalb County Animal Control Services.
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Although that agency has not provided information about it, the Dekalb County Police Department confirmed the death of the dog.
He also requests that anyone with information on Jackson stay away from him and call 911 or Detective Watson at 404-286-7990.
According to the management of the apartment complex, the only animals allowed on the premises are assistance dogs, but they have only had one request for that and it is not the animal featured in the video.
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