Federal Grand Jury Indicts Horse Trainers of Soring, Conspiracy
The 52 count indictment was unsealed today and charges co-defendants Jackie McConnell, Jeff Dockery, John Mays, and Joseph Abernathy with conspiracy and inspection violations related to the Horse Protection Act....
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Graphic Undercover Video: Jackie McConnell's Alleged Methods
The images are disturbing to watch. Horses being tortured with a pipe, whip, and shocked with a cattle prod. The video is from an undercover investigation done by the Humane Society of the US that led to a 52 count indic...
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Jackie McConnell Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge
Tennessee Walking Horse trainer Jackie McConnell pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Horse Protection Act. The pleas come less than a week after Nightline aired graphic undercover video of McConnell deliberate...
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACKIE L. McCONNELL, JEFF DOCKERY, JOHN MAYS, and JOSEPH R. ABERNATHY
Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer Jackie McDonnell, Jeff Dockery, John Mays and Joseph Abernathy face charges of conspiracy, inspection violations for soring horses, and more. ...
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