Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in following arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police say

Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued because his four Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbor s dog in Georgia in mid-September police commented Tuesday The warrant for cruelty to animals issued for the Fast Furious actor is part of an ongoing issue following multiple calls about the dogs in the past sparse months Fulton County Police Captain Nicole Dwyer commented Our priority is the safety of the district and when there s so several incidents of dogs especially large dogs like this getting out and then killing an animal you know what s next A child Dwyer noted Our main priority is safety and that s why we want the dogs in custody Gibson had received multiple warnings before the warrant was issued and police had attempted to cite him before the attack but the actor wasn t at his Atlanta home Dwyer announced she spoke with Gibson s lawyer last week and informed them the actor had to turn himself in by Friday Gibson s attorney Gabe Banks wrote to in an email to The Associated Press the actor is cooperating fully with leadership to address and resolve this matter responsibly Gibson wasn t home when the circumstance took place Banks wrote and straightaway made the tough decision to rehome his dogs to a safe and loving conditions Just after p m on Sept a neighbor of Gibson s whose house is half a mile away let their dog a small spaniel out to their yard and returned five minutes later to find the dog had been attacked The dog was rushed to a veterinary hospital but did not survive Dwyer announced The four dogs were then seen at the next-door house where the owner called police saying she was afraid to leave her house Animal control officers responded and were able to keep the dogs back while the neighbor went to her wagon Police issued a search warrant for Gibson s property on Sept but the actor and the dogs were not at the residence Banks wrote that Gibson extends his deepest condolences to the family who lost their beloved dog to this tragic event Gibson posted a video to Instagram that included various clips of his dogs early Monday He didn t speak in the video but rather included audio from the podcast The Breakfast Club where hosts discussed the event