Fair Play Farm
The judge imposed three nine-month consecutive jail sentences, with all but two days suspended. The couple will also serve three years of administrative release.
Fifteen horses and several other animals, including dogs, were seized from the stable last June. The Ingrahams turned the animals over to the state earlier this year to avoid civil proceedings.
Fair Play Farm was a boarding and training stable operated by the Ingrahams.
June 11, 2011
The owners of Fair Play Farm were convicted Friday of six counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.
The couple, Brett and Alexis Ingraham, pleaded no contest to the charges and were found guilty by the judge. Both could face up to a year in jail and a total of $10,000 in restitution.
Fifteen horses and several other animals, including dogs, were seized from the Clinton, Maine stable last summer.
Both could face up to a year in jail and a total of $10,000 in restitution.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 29.
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