Man filmed attacking dog in North Miami arrested on animal cruelty charges – NBC 6 South Florida

A North Miami man who was filmed attacking and abusing his dogs told detectives he “let his anger get the best of him,” police said.

Juan Pablo Gaviria Arce, 22, was arrested Thursday after a witness provided police with two cellphone videos that showed the defendant abusing the animals.

One video, from May 1, showed Gaviria lifting her dog into the air and hitting it 10 times, according to an arrest report. The witness said the dog could be heard barking a block away.

The second video, from Tuesday, showed Gaviria pushing a broom handle through a metal crate and into two dogs, according to the arrest report. The video was posted on Only in Dade and garnered over a million views and thousands of likes and comments.

Officers went to the North Miami residence Thursday and took Gaviria in for questioning. In a post-Miranda interview, Gaviria initially said he was hitting a stuffed animal, but he later admitted it was one of his dogs and “he let his anger get the best of him ” the arrest report states.

Gaviria also told detectives he used the broom to stop the two dogs from fighting, but later admitted his use was “useless,” police said.

Gaviria was charged with two counts of animal cruelty with intent to injure or kill. He was being held in the county jail on $5,000 bail.