Sterling Rachwal: Convicted Horse Abuser Arrested in Wisconsin
Wisconsin officials arrested Sterling Rachwal, an animal sex abuser, on 5 counts including mistreatment of animals causing death. The Green Bay man's history of sneaking into horse barns for his alleged sexual gratificat...
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Judge Denies Change of Venue in Kountz Animal Cruelty Trial
Dayle Kountz trial remains in Gallatin County
A Montana judge denied a change of venue request in the trial of a horse breeder charged with animal cruelty. Dayle Kountz allegedly failed to provide his American Pai...
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Dual Peppy Animal Cruelty Case Ends: Brunzell Gets Jail
Banned from owning horses
A Colorado judge ordered a former American Quarter Horse breeder guilty of animal abuse to begin serving her jail sentence Thursday night. It comes after Sherri Brunzell exhausted her app...
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Kentucky Horse Owner Pleads in Animal Cruelty Death Case
Kentucky horse owner and self-professed horse rescuer Marlena Robinson took a deal in an animal cruelty case involving more than a dozen dead horses....
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Equine Angels Horse Rescue Founder Guilty of Federal Fraud
Pamela Vivirito
The founder of a now-defunct Pennsylvania horse rescue pleaded guilty last week to two federal charges including mail fraud. Pamela Vivirito, formerly of Valencia, also pleaded guilty to filing a frau...
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Ohio Man Accused of Sawing Injured Horse's Leg Off: Update
Animal Cruelty Ohio authorities say 58-year-old Mark Hill turned himself in after officials obtained an arrest warrant for animal cruelty. Hill, of Fredericktown, allegedly cut off his injured horse's leg with a saw....
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Scheming Stable Manager Sentenced to Prison
Jerry Lawson aka Jeffrey Scott Haywood
A Massachusetts judge sentenced fraudster boarding stable manager Jerry Dawson to prison Tuesday. Dawson will serve up to four years in prison for nine counts including larce...
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Conor Swail Charged with Domestic Violence, Battery on Law Enforcement in Wellington
Show jumper Conor Swail is facing felony charges after a domestic violence call ended in battery against Palm Beach Sheriff deputies....
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Robert Dimitt Sentenced to Prison for Torturing Horses
Charlotte Northam, of Ada, alerted authorities to dead horses on Dimitt’s property. Dimitt cut the frogs out of the horses’ hooves to “make them run faster”. ...
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Fraudster Boarding Stable Manager Guilty of Forgery
Stable Manager
A jury found the stable manager of Canter Brook Equestrian Center in Massachusetts guilty of nine charges including forgery and larceny on Thursday. The long-time fraudster Jerry Dawson also goes by th...
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Wisconsin Veterinarian Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking
Modern Day Slavery
A Wisconsin equine veterinarian was sentenced to more than 48 months in prison for sex trafficking Chinese women. Brian Lee Kersten, of Pleasant Valley, is Minnesota's first labor trafficking convic...
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Peaceable Farm Embezzlement Case Stalled after Attorneys Fired
Anne Shumate Williams aka Anne Goland
The embezzlement case against the former operator of the Virginia horse rescue Peaceable Farm hit a delay Friday. The court was ready to hear motions filed by Anne Goland's de...
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BREAKING: Florida Drops Darren Chiacchia Felony Case
Olympic Three-day eventer Darren Chiacchia of Independence Farms tells us, “It’s finally over." ...
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Dimitt Enters Blind Plea in Horse Mutilation Case
Oklahoma hoof-cutting racehorse trainer Robert Dimitt accepted a blind plea. Dimmit mutilated the feet of multiple horses leading to their deaths....
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Kentucky Self-Professed Horse Rescuer Faces 97 Charges
Kentucky self-proclaimed horse rescuer Marlena Robinson is facing 97 criminal charges including animal cruelty. Learn what they found....
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Orlando Equine Veterinarian Charged with DUI, Cocaine Possession
Florida equine veterinarian Scott Langton is facing felony charges for possessing cocaine and a schedule IV controlled substance. Prosecutors charged Langton with driving under the influence and hit and run after he cras...
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Clews Horse Ranch Owner Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
View Child Porn Complaint (details are graphic)
A California boarding stable owner is facing federal child pornography charges. Christian Clews, 51, of San Diego, is charged with two counts of knowingly possessing ...
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Emily Champion's Brother Pleads Guilty to Family's Kentucky Murder
No chance of parole
A Kentucky man charged with killing his equine veterinarian sister, parents and alleged hit-man entered a guilty plea to four counts of murder Thursday. Ryan Champion, 38, also pleaded guilty to t...
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Horse Meat Sale at Illegal Slaughterhouse Leads to Florida Arrest
BREAKING
Authorities raided an illegal Florida slaughterhouse early Friday after undercover detectives bought horse meat multiple times at the location. Police arrested Manuel Coto-Martinez, 70, of Miami-Dade. The ...
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Alabama Horseback Riding Instructor Guilty of Child Sex Abuse
Thomas 'Tommy' Tucker, of Robertsdale, faces 71-years in prison. His peers found him guilty of 8 felony counts of sexual assault involving minors under 16-years of age....
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