Charges Filed in Horse Arrow Shooting

A Fayette County, Ga., teenager has been charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals for shooting a horse with arrows.

A passerby discovered the wounded mare lying in its pasture in Brooks on Sunday. The horse had sustained arrow wounds in its spine, neck, and head. The mare is recovering.

On Thursday, Fayette County police arrested Jason Ryan Richardson, 17, said

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A Fayette County, Ga., teenager has been charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals for shooting a horse with arrows.

A passerby discovered the wounded mare lying in its pasture in Brooks on Sunday. The horse had sustained arrow wounds in its spine, neck, and head. The mare is recovering.

On Thursday, Fayette County police arrested Jason Ryan Richardson, 17, said Fayette County Sheriff's Department Investigator Brent Rowan.

Richardson has been charged as an adult. If convicted he faces a maximum penalty of five years in jail

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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