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Horse injuries lead to charges at Las Vegas
Police say a teen faces charges after three competition horses were wounded, moving event-safety scrutiny toward a juvenile court case
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Three things to know
- What happened
- Police say a teen faces charges after three competition horses were wounded, moving event-safety scrutiny toward a juvenile court case.
- Why it matters
- The barn sat inside South Point's equestrian center during the Professional's Choice Vegas Super Show.
- Where it stands
- Police booked her on 12 animal-cruelty counts and three property-destruction counts tied to the horses.
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Las Vegas police say a teen injured three competition horses during the Professional's Choice Vegas Super Show at South Point, leaving the animals unable to compete.
- Frame 1Police say a teen faces charges after three competition horses were wounded, moving event-safety scrutiny toward a juvenile court case.
- Frame 2The barn sat inside South Point's equestrian center during the Professional's Choice Vegas Super Show.
- Frame 3Officers were called around 2 a.m. Saturday after a report of an injured horse at the barn.
- Frame 4Police said the horses had sharp-object injuries that were not life-threatening but kept them from competing.
- Frame 5Investigators said the teen had barn access and may have used a knife to inflict multiple injuries.
- Frame 6Police booked her on 12 animal-cruelty counts and three property-destruction counts tied to the horses.
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- Jun 1, 10:16 PM EDT
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