An employee of the DeKalb County animal shelter was arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating and kicking a dog in his care, according to police.
Calvin Corleon Battle, 26, of Atlanta, was charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty, Mekka Parish, spokeswoman for DeKalb police, said Wednesday afternoon.
Battle was seen on video repeatedly beating a dog with a metal bowl and kicking a dog inside a kennel, and police launched an investigation, Parish said. The dog that was beaten and two others in the kennel were transported to a veterinarian for evaluation.
At the time of his arrest, Battle was employed by LifeLine, the vendor contracted to manage DeKalb County’s Animal Services, Parish said.
He was booked into the DeKalb jail, where he was being held on $2,500 bond Wednesday night.
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