Atlanta Falcons linebacker Prince Shembo has been arrested by Gwinnett Police after being accused of killing his girlfriend's dog.
D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal Constitutionbroke news of Shembo's arrest on Twitter:
AJC Breaking News is writing story that #Falcons LB Prince Shembo was arrested in Gwinnett, accused of killing girlfriend’s dog. Check back.
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) May 29, 2015
According to Zach Klein and Tony Thomas of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Gwinnett Police filed felony animal cruelty charges against Shembo after he allegedly kicked and killed his girlfriend's dog:
#Falcons LB Prince Shembo charged w/ felony animal cruelty.