DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WXIA/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) – A search is underway for a driver who was seen dragging two dogs behind a car.
Police in DeKalb County are searching for a driver who dragged two dogs behind a car before abandoning them in a parking lot last month. The incident, which occurred on September 13, was captured on security camera footage. Tragically, only one of the dogs survived.
Laydon, a ten-month-old dog, is recovering at DeKalb County Animal Services after sustaining serious injuries. The video shows a car pulling into the parking lot of the Redan Recreation Center off Phillips Road near Lithonia, with two dogs tied to the bumper. The driver untied the dogs and drove away.
“We had a witness pretty shortly afterward who pulled into that parking lot and noticed the dogs and immediately called to report them,” Claire Simms-Chaffins of the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office told WXIA.
The FBI enhanced the video, which is now being released to the public.
“The only reason that someone would tie two dogs to the back of a car would be to hurt or to kill them,” Simms-Chaffins told the outlet.
The driver, who is wanted for two counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals, was caught on camera. Investigators are actively searching for additional video evidence and a possible license plate number.
“Instead of just pulling out like you normally would, he actually backed out of the parking lot which made it impossible for us to see his license plate,” Simms-Chaffins told WXIA.
The vehicle is described as a dark four-door sedan, possibly a 2008 to 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The driver was wearing a white ballcap, dark pants, and a gray top with a white logo on the front and white writing on the back.
Despite his ordeal, Laydon’s future looks promising.
“Lifeline has already found him someone to adopt him. So hopefully he will be going home soon,” Simms-Chaffins told WXIA’s reporters.
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