Man Found Guilty Of Chasing Down, Killing Horse With His Car

[matcom]

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A Sonoma County jury convicted a farmworker of felony animal cruelty and vandalism Tuesday for chasing and killing a horse with a car in a Kenwood pasture.

Noel Guido-Silva, 19, of Boyes Hot Springs also was found guilty of misdemeanor charges of trespassing and hit and run. The jury acquitted him of felony charges of conspiracy and intentionally killing the horse.

The horse, a 23-year-old thoroughbred mare named Gentle Song, was owned by a young girl. It was struck by a car and killed in its pasture April 27.

Guido-Silva could get as much as four years in prison when he is sentenced April 22. His attorney said he would ask the judge to credit his client for time served in jail.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/24/BAG475Q35422.DTL

[GOPisEvil]

1. That's AWFUL!

:grr:

[MountainLaurel]

2. What excuse could he possibly have

For doing that? :grr:

[LWolf]

3. When I was a young girl,

My little mustang mare was the best friend, the most constant companion, and the most reliable family member I had. She raised me; I don't know how I would have turned out without her.

The jury acquitted him of felony charges of conspiracy and intentionally killing the horse.

I don't know about "conspiracy," but it seems like chasing the horse down in her own pasture in order to run her over is pretty intentional.

Four years is not enough. May he reap what he deserves.

[pippin]

4. The guy must be just plain crazy

Pointless violence. What a freeking idiot. Four years? Hell he should get life. :mad:

[MountainLaurel]

5. Nah

I think a couple of hours being chased around a field by a pickup truck would be more just. They don't have to hit him, just let him know the fear that that poor animal felt.