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SWAT arrests man for animal abuse
The Fulton County police said they had to bring in the SWAT team to arrest a violent man accused of animal cruelty. The captain of the department called it "one of the worst cases we've seen."
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Fulton County police officers have arrested a man accused of recording himself torturing a dog for months.
Jairus Ming Scraders is in custody facing two felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty.
Fulton County animal cruelty arrest
What we know:
Jairus Ming Scraders (Fulton County Police Department)
Police say Scraders, a convicted felon and reported gang member, had videotaped himself torturing the dog over the last three months.
The wounds were so serious that officials say the dog was left paralyzed with a fractured skull and multiple broken bones and had to be euthanized.
Authorities say Bella was beaten so badly that she had to be put down.
"He did record himself in one video, actually picking the dog up and repeatedly throwing the dog up against the wall and chasing it around the room while it tried to escape," Fulton County Police Department Captain Nicole Dwyer said.
At the time that the Fulton County Police Animal Services Division and a SWAT team arrested Scraders at a home on Country Club Drive, officials said he was out on bond in Clayton County for multiple other felonies, including aggravated battery, false imprisonment, inciting a riot and conspiracy to commit a felony. In East Point, he has pending charges for reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Investigators say the home had no running water, limited electricity and was infested with roaches and spiders.
"Everywhere you looked. They were sleeping on the floor, on mattresses, and there was urine and dog feces on the floor," Dwyer explained. "And due to there being no water in the facility, they were urinating into two liter bottles of soda."
A second person, identified as Amira Wilkins, was also arrested at the home on unrelated charges.
Two children in the home were removed by agents of the Division of Family and Child Services. Three other dogs were also found and removed by animal control.
Two of the dogs have already been adopted.
What they're saying:
"Animal cruelty is often committed in conjunction with domestic violence, gang activity, and other serious crimes like in this case," the agency wrote on Facebook. "The mission of the Fulton County Police Department is to protect and serve our community which includes our animals."
What's next:
Scraders' bond has been revoked.
"So, he will be sitting in jail for a while," Capt. Dwyer said.
The Source: Information for this story was taken from a Facebook post by the Fulton County Police Department. FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Eric Mock contributed to this report.