Grand Jury Indicts Wheelon, Gunter, Lunsford, Primm for Animal Cruelty
Four men, including Tennessee Walking Horse trainer Larry Wheelon, were indicted by a Grand Jury this week on charges of aggravated animal cruelty....
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Wheelon, Co-Defendants Plead Not-Guilty to Aggravated Animal Cruelty
Wheelon and his employees Brandon Lunsford and Randall Gunter are facing 12 counts of aggravated cruelty to livestock, 3 counts of cruelty to animals, and a single count of conspiracy....
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Two More TWH Trainers Arrested in Soring Investigation
Tennessee officials arrested two more horse trainers in connection with a soring investigation that began in April. Larry Joe Wheelon was charged previously with felony animal cruelty on suspicion of soring....
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Case Against Larry Wheelon Rides On
A Tennessee judge ruled Wednesday that the warrant used to search Larry Wheelon Stables is valid....
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Animal Cruelty Charge Dismissed Against Wheelon
A Tennessee judge dismissed the felony charge of animal cruelty against Larry Wheelon after a communication break-down in the state's case. Wheelon is the Tennessee Walking Horse trainer accused of soring horses after hi...
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Collateral Damage of Wheelon Dismissal
A Tennessee judge dismissed animal cruelty charges against three men connected to Tennessee Walking Horse trainer Larry Wheelon on Wednesday....
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19 Horses Seized from TN Horse Trainer
The Blount County Sheriff's office served a search warrant at Larry Wheelon Stables last week at with help from several animal organizations. Authorities say they discovered horses visibly in pain and several barely able...
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Larry Wheelon Soring Case Dismissed
Larry Wheelon faced multiple charges of aggravated animal cruelty, due to evidence obtained during a search, that the judge deemed unconstitutional....
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Horse Trainer Bound Over in Soring Case, Charge Dismissed against Farrier
A Tennessee judge found probable cause in the soring case against a horse trainer. Randall Gunter worked for Wheelon Stables when it was raided by officials in early 2013....
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