Hollywood witnesses say man abused dog before viewers attack him

According to NBC Los Angeles, a group of onlookers stalked and beat up a man who witnesses say abused a dog in Hollywood, California on Tuesday.

Witnesses say the unidentified man tortured the dog by kicking and dragging it near Sunset Boulevard and the 101 Freeway, local reports said.

According to witnesses, the onlookers chased the man down to beat him.

One of the witnesses was actress Jena Malone, who starred in “Antebellum” and “The Neon Demon.”

Malone tweeted what she was watching.

“I’m sorry it ended in a fight but the dog would die,” Malone tweeted. “No question. I can’t imagine how much torture it had endured up to this point. And now it’s safe in a hospital. Still no word on its owner.”

The suspect was arrested by the LAPD on suspicion of animal cruelty. Police failed to arrest the onlookers who attacked the man who allegedly hit the dog, which was rescued by animal control.

The dog’s owner was the man’s mother and she said the dog suffered a broken leg but is fine.