Polk County
No. 2016CR 050056
Arrested
January 14, 2016
Charge
2 counts of felony conversion
April 6, 2016
Case dismissed
View John Golitz Arrest Warrant
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No. 2016CR 050056
Arrested
January 14, 2016
Charge
2 counts of felony conversion
April 6, 2016
Case dismissed
View John Golitz Arrest Warrant
A North Carolina dressage trainer charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury accepted a plea deal. Leslie Bean, of August Dressage, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious injury....
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North Carolina dressage trainer Leslie Bean is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The Autumn Dressage owner is accused of assaulting her husband with a vehicle, according to the warrant....
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North Carolina riding instructor, Stanley Jones, is facing two felonies in connection with the repeated sexual abuse of a horseback riding student, authorities say. Stanley Jones...
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Former horse trainer Ronald Nixon, Jr. is serving time behind bars in North Carolina for being found in possession of $60,000 worth of saddles stolen from Park Lane Stables in Canada....
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A preliminary investigation into the death of three horses at Avalon Stables in North Carolina is underway, according to animal control....
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North Carolina officials have confirmed four horses were euthanized after contracting the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at a boarding stable. The farm, located in Raleigh, is under a state placed quarantine....
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Mark Arballo of Arballo Reining Horses is charged with felony animal abuse for the September 2013 death of Bella Gunnabe Gifted. The mare was owned by Martha Torkington of San Diego Equestrian Center formerly The River Valle...
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Hunter/Jumper trainer and riding instructor Joey Barley is charged with multiple felony counts including trafficking meth after a drug bust. Authorities say they got 3.96 grams of meth off the streets, which has a street val...
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Leslie Bean of Autumn Dressage in North Carolina is charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury. This isn't the dressage trainer's first brush with the law....
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Paul Greenwood pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy and securities fraud after he and his partner were indicted of conspiring to steal $554 million from investors. His wife, pony trainer Robin Greenwood, is a relie...
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View the unpaid judgment against Amy P. Miles aka Amy Miles Hassinger of Hassinger Equine Service veterinarian for more than $20,000 that remains unpaid in North Carolina. ...
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North Carolina horse transporter Jimmy Parlier of Parlier Equine Transport & Carriages is accused of fraud and negligence after a horse he was hired to haul was severely injured after he hired another horse hauler to take th...
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James Parlier, a horse transporter, who runs Parlier Equine Transport is suing past clients alleging they are conspiring to damage his business and reputation by publishing false, unfair, and what he alleges are deceptive in...
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North Carolina dressage trainer Jules Nyssen is being sued in federal court for more than $250,000 after he allegedly misrepresented a Dutch Warmblood when acting as his client's buyer's agent....
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The North Carolina Attorney General has launched a new tool for reporting animal cruelty around the state. Once received, the complaint is then referred to the proper local authorities....
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North Carolina officials have issued a stop-sale order on the blister beetle contaminated alfalfa shipped from Kansas. Six horse deaths are now attributed to the tainted hay, according to officials....
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Four equines in North Carolina have died from striped blister beetle poisoning after eating alfalfa shipped from the midwest. A story you'll only see here in this breaking exclusive......
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Paint horse breeder Bennie Lynn Clawson pleaded guilty to stealing money from a fund she set up for car accident victim and former American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) president Banks Ready. Clawson has a rap shee...
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Tuskegee veterinary student Danielle Blackwood is charged with obtaining horses by false pretenses. She allegedly sold the horses she was supposed to rescue to horse slaughter....
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