Arrested
August 3, 2015
Charged
5 counts felony animal cruelty
February 6, 2017
Pleads No Contest in Blind Plea
March 23, 2017
Sentenced to 5 years in prison
20 years suspended prison sentence
10 years probation
$5,000 in restitution
No contact with any horses during probation – if violated, must serve the remainder of the prison term
Remanded to jail
March 23, 2017 – July 27, 2017
Incarcerated for animal cruelty in the county jail as part of a 5-year prison sentence.
July 27, 2017
120-day Judicial Review
Released from jail to DOC on probation for 15 years
Robert Dimitt is serving probation in OKLAHOMA
(NOT Arkansas, as the court was originally told)
No contact with any horses during his 15 years of probation.
If Robert Dimitt violates probation conditions, he must serve the remainder of his full prison term
November 19, 2019
Oklahoma discharged Robert Dimitt from community supervision. He is no longer under the supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Oklahoma Trainer Arrested for Mutilated, Dead Horses: Sheriff
Robert Dimitt Killed Horses by Cutting Hooves: Witness
Hoof Carving Trainer Charged with Additional Counts of Animal Cruelty: Docs
Veterinarian Knew About Dimitt’s Alleged Horse Abuse: Exclusive
Robert Dimitt Waives Prelim in Animal Cruelty Case
Dimitt Enters Blind Plea in Horse Mutilation Case
Robert Dimitt Sentenced to Prison for Torturing Horses
Robert Dimitt’s Animal Cruelty Sentence Revisited
Convicted Animal Abuser Dimitt Released from Jail