Atlanta Police: Man Who Kicked Cat Turns Himself In

ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta police have arrested a 22-year-old man who, they allege, was caught on camera kicking a cat across the parking lot of a city gas station. Jamari Davenport turned himself in Wednesday to the Fulton County jail and has been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals, the police said.

The cat has not been found, the police said, so the extent of its injuries is unknown.

The incident occurred on July 1 outside of a Chevron gas station in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Southwest Atlanta. A video of the violent attack was later uploaded to Instagram and went viral.

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The police are looking for the individual who filmed the attack. Davenport was identified through tips from the public to Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta, they said.

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Anyone with further information in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). All callers remain anonymous.

Images: Jamari Davenport; image of cat from video (Atlanta PD)