Entertainment- Actress Jena Malone helped to save a small dog in a citizen's arrest in
Hollywood . - She said she saw a man beating the dog and chased after him with a group of men to get him to stop.
Actress Jena Malone helped to rescue a small dog during a citizen's arrest in Hollywood earlier this week.
Malone said on Twitter that she and a group of men jumped into action on Monday when they witnessed a man attack a small white dog.
"I saw a man kicking repeatedly a small dog on the sunset, yanking him up in the air and absolutely choking the dog," the "Hunger Games" and "Pride and Prejudice" actress wrote on Twitter. "I yelled at him to stop from my car but he wouldn't. I got out of my car to try and get the dog but he started running."
Malone said on Twitter that she then signaled for a man in an orange vest to run with her to protect the dog. Then, five men were running with her toward the scene, which she said "felt like a miracle."
Video obtained by local NBC outlet KNBC shows the group of men beating the suspect and restraining him until police arrived. He was then taken from the scene in handcuffs.
The man, who has not been publicly named, was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, according to KNBC. He told KNBC before police arrived that he believed the dog should "obey" him.
The group of people who were seen beating the suspect have not been charged.
The dog was taken by animal control, according to KNBC.
Malone said on Twitter that the dog has a fractured rib, bone breaks in its hind legs, and a fracture in its right paw.
"The dog was covered in filth and looked like it had been not taken care of for months," Malone said on Twitter.
In her Instagram bio, Malone linked to a GoFundMe that said the dog's name is Champ, and that he had been missing for five days before he was rescued by Malone and the rest of the group.