Thors Gets Second Chance in NJ Animal Cruelty Case
Monica Thors
A New Jersey judge gives an animal cruelty defendant the chance to have felony charges brought against her dismissed. Monica Thors, 57, of Mullica Hill must complete one-year of diversion, altho...
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UPDATE: Oklahoma Horse Trailer Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
Update
Thirty-four-year-old Ericka K. Smith, who also goes by the name Ericka Benman, is now serving her time in an Oklahoma prison. A judge sentenced Smith to serve 63 months in prison for fraud of almost $1.5 milli...
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UPDATE: Scott Langton Death Ruled Suicide
Death Investigation Closed
Update October 30, 2017
Florida authorities have ruled the death of former veterinarian Scott Langton a suicide.
The District Nine Medical Examiner's office states Langton's cause of d...
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Florida's Langton Charged with Drugging, Raping Teen
Teen helped in home, vet clinic
Florida authorities arrested and charged former equine veterinarian Scott Langton, 42, with felony sexual battery of a teen.
Langton's former teenage worker is accusing him of drugging ...
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Dayle Kountz: Probation for Horse Cruelty
Two-time animal cruelty offender
A Montana judge sentenced the owner of Kountz Arena to probation Thursday for felony animal cruelty.
Bozeman's Dayle Kountz kept his stallion Young Doc Bar alive after an accident w...
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Vince Sentenced to Jail for Animal Cruelty
A Virginia judge sentenced Nottoway County horse farm owner Robin Vince to spend a year in jail for felony animal cruelty...
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Florida Vet Charged with Animal Cruelty after 30 Horses Seized: VIDEO
Florida vet Gail Nichols is facing felony animal cruelty charges after authorities seized more than two dozen neglected horses....
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Kountz Pleads No Contest to Felony Animal Cruelty
Plea Deal
A Montana horse arena owner has pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty. Dayle Kountz kept his stallion alive without veterinary care for months although the horse was missing part of its lower leg, record...
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Former Florida Veterinarian Guilty of DUI
Treatment for Drug Charges
A Florida judge adjudicated a former equine veterinarian guilty of driving under the influence last week.
Orlando's Scott Langton pleaded nolo contendere to the DUI leading to one-year ...
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In-Utero Foal Scam Leads to Grand Theft Horse Case
A self-proclaimed animal rescuer in California is facing multiple counts of grand theft for allegedly scamming buyers of in-utero foals.
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New York Pony Breeder Charged after Horses' Deaths
New York Welsh Pony breeder Jeanne Ryan is facing charges including animal cruelty after a tip led authorities to her gruesome secret....
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Rita Crundwell Story Makes Film Debut
All the Queen's Horses
A true crime documentary about the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history premieres this week. The film All The Queen’s Horses looks at how Rita Crundwell stole $53 million from a midweste...
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Missouri Stable Owner Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
A Missouri judge sentenced Rogersville stable owner David Davenport to serve five years in prison for child sex abuse....
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Florida 'Horse Rescuer' Charged with Animal Cruelty
A veterinarian notes the horses scored a 2 or less on the Henneke Body Condition Score (BCS) leading to their seizure from purported horse rescuer Angel King....
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Horse Rescuers' Animal Cruelty Trial Ends with Hung Jury
Deborah and James Kingcade of Cle Elum are accused of abusing horses they were supposed to rescue. Authorities seized 14 horses from the Emerald City Thoroughbred Project in May 2016 after receiving citizen ...
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Convicted Animal Abuser Dimitt Released from Oklahoma Jail
The Department of Corrections is now responsible for Robert Dimitt as he begins serving a 15-year probation sentence in Arkansas. Dimitt is to have no contact with horses while he is on probation.
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Robert Dimitt's Animal Cruelty Sentence Revisited
Robert Dimitt grabbed me by my throat and pushed me out of the wash bay. He ended up on top of me with the bloody hoof knife pressed to my throat and was saying he ought to kill me for what I had done.
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Billy Hamilton Granted Parole in SAU Horse Theft
An Arkansas parole board has granted William 'Billy' Hamilton an early release from prison for his crimes related to the SAU horse theft case....
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Texas Riding Instructor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student
Detectives with the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office say they arrested a horseback riding instructor after serving a warrant at his boarding stable....
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Virginia Horseback Riding Instructor Indicted for Sexual Battery
Deputies arrested Virginia horseback riding instructor Boris Gokovski of B&R Ranch in Stafford for the alleged sexual assault of a student....
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