NASHVILLE — A Nashville man threw his French bulldog headfirst into a wall after hitting it repeatedly in the face, an affidavit for his arrest states.

Brandon Tynes, 33, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, on Tuesday.

Metro Animal Care and Control responded to his apartment in East Nashville after an employee there sent the department video evidence of a man abusing his dogs.

The video shows Tynes picking up a black and white French bulldog in the elevator and "smacking it repeatedly and violently in the face," according to the affidavit.

After exiting the elevator, the affidavit states, Tynes picked up the dog and threw it at the wall about 5 feet off the ground.

"The video shows the dog striking the wall violently headfirst, and then falling to the ground below," the affidavit states.

Tynes was booked into jail Tuesday evening and released shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.

A Metro Animal Care and Control veterinarian checked out Tynes' two French bulldogs. They will remain at their shelter until the legal process is complete.