Oregon Horse Shooting Case Concludes

by: Pat Raia
July 02 2009, Article # 14472 Russell Willeford, the Oregon man convicted of shooting and abandoning a 6-year-old Arabian gelding in the Deschutes National Forest, will serve 90 days in the Deschutes County Jail and pay more than $9,000 in restitution in connection with the incident. He will also serve five years probation, and is barred from possessing firearms or domestic animals during that time. A mental health evaluation will determine if he will be allowed contact with ...