MIAMI — A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was captured on CCTV abusing his dog after it peed in the elevator of the condominium building where he lives in Miami, authorities said.
According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the incident happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday at 700 NE 26th Terrace.
Police said the video shows the dog’s owner, Nicholas Jabbour, yanking the dog’s leash aggressively to the point where all four of the dog’s legs were lifted off the ground.
After lifting the dog up to his waist level, he then slammed the dog on the floor, police said.
According to the report, Jabbour slammed his dog to the floor twice before exiting the elevator.
The report states that a security guard at the building told officers that Jabbour abused his dog after the dog peed in the elevator, which he is required to clean up.
The security guard also said that there have been prior incidents involving Jabbour and his dog, including a time when the dog urinated in the hallway and inside the elevator.
Jabbour was arrested on a charge of animal cruelty with intent to injure or kill.
Police confirmed that Miami-Dade Animal Services was notified, but it’s unclear whether Jabbour still has possession of the dog.
Jabbour was no longer appearing in the online jail database on Monday afternoon.
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