GERONOMY GEORGE EZRA seen on distressing video walking and swinging a small puppy by her tiny legs

3 hours ago2 min read

- Hawaii, USA -

Tips from the community allowed the Honolulu Police Department to arrest a vile individual who was seen in a viral video walking in Waianae while swinging a puppy by her tiny back legs.

Police arrested 22-year-old GERONOMY GEORGE EZRA (pictured), on February 26, 2025, and charged him with second-degree cruelty to animals. EZRA was initially booked for an unrelated warrant.

As explained by Khon2, the offence right now is a misdemeanor but “animal advocates, like the Hawaiian Humane Society, are working with lawmakers to push certain instances to a Class B Felony.”

Steph Kendrick, Hawaiian Humane Society director of community engagement, told Khon2: “It’s a source of enormous frustration for our officer team that our judicial system doesn’t take these cases more seriously and this is not a new pattern.”

HawaiiNewsNow learned from Chantell Moniz, founder and president of the nonprofit Hina’s Legacy Rescue Foundation, that a supporter was able to track down EZRA thanks to tips from the community. Ms. Moniz told HawaiiNewsNow: “There was a person who went and got the pup from the abuser and removed her and they took her to the vet. There is no chip. We don’t know where this person got her from.”

The good news is that the furvictim had been seen by a veterinarian and she is doing well.

HawaiiNewsNow reports that State Rep. Darius Kila is sponsoring a bill that would increase some misdemeanor offenses, such as the intentional death of an animal, to a felony, increasing the minimum penalty at sentencing. House Bill 698 will go for a full House vote next week. If passed, it will then go to the Senate.

Let’s keep our paws crossed!

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