(Photo taken from Katie Brown's Facebook page, via FOX 8 in North Carolina)
CARY, N.C. — Police have arrested a woman who allegedly posted a photo of a dog with its muzzle taped shut on Facebook -- a picture that sparked outrage online.
On Monday, police in Cary issued a news release that they had arrested Katharine F. Lemansky, 45, who had a Facebook page with the name “Katie Brown.”
Lemansky allegedly posted the photo on Friday with a caption that read, “This is what happens when you dont shut up!!!”
Since then, authorities in two states said they’ve been flooded with calls about her.
According to FOX 8 in North Carolina, her Facebook page suggested she may live in South Daytona, Fla., or Avon, Conn., and police in both cities said they’ve been flooded with calls.
Cary police said Lemansky had been staying in Cary with the dog.
The photo had been shared nearly 400,000 times as of Saturday night. People from around the world shared the photo, calling for action to be taken against the dog’s owner.
Brown wrote a second message on Facebook saying, “Dont panic everyone it was only for a minute but hasnt barked since… POINT MADE!!!”
Cary Police Captain Randall Rhyne released this statement: