Tyrese Gibson booked into Georgia jail and released on bond following
cruelty to animal charge
[October 04, 2025]
By ITZEL LUNA
Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after
he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to
animals, police said.
Gibson was released the same day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police
Captain Nicole Dwyer said. He has still not turned his four Cane Corso
dogs to police, who authorities say killed a neighbor’s small dog in
mid-September and had roamed the neighborhood unsupervised at various
times over the past few months.
“We are glad he did the right thing and turned himself in,” Dwyer wrote
to The Associated Press, noting the four dogs are still unaccounted for.
Gibson's lawyer, Gabe Banks, wrote to the AP Friday that his legal team
secured a consent bond, meaning the terms of his bond were set before he
voluntarily turned himself in. Banks wrote Gibson “has cooperated fully
with legal authorities and will continue to do so until this matter is
resolved.”
Banks had previously told AP that the actor wasn't home when the
incident took place and “immediately made the difficult decision to
rehome his dogs to a safe and loving environment,” including two adult
dogs and their three puppies.
A search warrant for the “Fast & Furious” actor's property was issued
alongside the arrest warrant days after the Sept. 18 incident, when the
dogs attacked a small spaniel owned by a neighbor about a half a mile
away from Gibson's house. The dog was rushed to a veterinary hospital,
but did not survive, Dwyer said.
The dogs were seen on camera minutes later at the next-door neighbor's
house, where the owner called police to report she couldn't reach her
car because of the animals. Animal control officers responded and were
able to keep the dogs back while the neighbor went to her vehicle.
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Tyrese Gibson arrives at a special screening of "Morbius" on March
30, 2022, at Cinemark Playa Vista theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
 Gibson had initially told police he
would surrender his dogs on Sept 22, but when officers arrived, he
said he needed a few more days, according to a police press release.
Gibson posted a video to Instagram that included various clips of
his dogs early Monday and reposted it the following day with a
statement from him and his lawyer. Banks wrote Gibson had dealt with
stalkers for years, and “his only motivation in bringing these dogs
into his life was to protect his family and provide peace of mind.”
Banks added the dogs weren’t “trained to be vicious,” and “had
never harmed a child, a person, or another dog. This tragic event is
shocking and traumatizing for him and his family — and he can only
imagine how devastating it has been for the family who lost their
pet.”
“I had no idea I would ever wake up to this nightmare, and I know
the family must feel the same way. To them, please know that my
heart is broken for you,” Gibson said in the statement. “I am
praying for your healing and for your beloved pet, who never
deserved this. I remain committed to facing this matter with
honesty, responsibility, and compassion.”
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