A Maryland man will spend time in jail after being convicted of shooting and killing his Miniature Horse.

In May, Maryland state troopers responded to a call regarding a pet Miniature Horse that had wandered onto a neighboring property in Westover and was eating strawberries growing there. The owners of the neighboring property shooed the horse back to his own backyard where his owner, John Nelson Price, allegedly shot and killed the animal.

Acting on a warrant, Troopers later arrested Price and charged him with reckless endangerment and animal cruelty. Nelson subsequently pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Court records indicate that Price appeared in Somerset County District Court on July 6 and was found guilty of the charges against him. He was sentenced to one year in jail on each count with 11 months of each sentence suspended, court records say