On July 16, 2024, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a member of Journey Fellowship Church that puppies that had been abandoned on July 8, 2024.

The case was investigated by Criminal Investigative Division’s Sgt. Bobby Mullenix. Sgt. Mullenix was able to obtain video security footage of the puppies being abandoned and through that video, identified the vehicle and the people involved.

Sgt. Mullenix located the passenger in the vehicle that was throwing the puppies out of the car and had him come into the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office for an interview.

The driver of the vehicle was also learned through the investigation and voluntarily came up to the Sheriff’s Office.