A man accused of beating his dog at a Circle K was stopped when bystanders stepped in, a Florida sheriff’s office said.
The man, 31, carrying what appeared to be a chain, was seen whipping his dog near an intersection in front of the gas station in Deltona on Feb. 2, according to photos and a video shared by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
The video is graphic and contains strong language.
Multiple people approach the man, one yelling, “Get the dog away from him,” the video shows, as the dog runs up to cars at the gas pump.
The group puts themselves between the man and the dog, and then the man turns on the crowd, the sheriff’s office said.
One bystander grabs the man from behind as a brawl breaks out, according to the video.
Raymon Prush, who told WOFL he was the one who grabbed the man, said the man hit him in the face when he stepped in to protect the dog, so he “yoked him up to get him to stop being violent.”