Post by Woody Williams on Feb 11, 2007 7:53:48 GMT -5
Three arrested in fatal shooting of horse with arrow
Saturday, February 10, 2007
By Pete McCarthy
pmccarthy@sjnewsco.com
FRANKLIN TWP. Three men were jailed Friday and held with high cash bail on charges related to the bow-and-arrow killing of a horse three weeks ago.
One of those arrested is a 20-year-old who until recently lived next door to the farm on Tuckahoe Road where the horse was kept.
Arrested were Jason Allen, 18, of Eighth Avenue in Lindenwold; Kamren C. Johnston, 25, of Fourth Avenue in Lindenwold; and Mark E. Simmermon Jr., 20, who resided on Tuckahoe Road until moving to Laurel Road in Lindenwold just before Christmas.
"They were just driving around, spotting deer, looking for something to shoot at," explained Franklin Township Police Detective Sgt. Rick O'Brien.
Authorities believe two of the men shot at the horse while the third stayed inside the vehicle.
The horse was worth $15,000.
The 9-year-old mare named Cutie was found dead on Jan. 21. Shot once in the chest, she apparently bled to death. An errant arrow was also recovered near a storage shed, police said.
During the course of executing multiple search warrants, township police believe they found the bow used in the incident.
Township police spent countless hours investigating the incident before taking the three into custody, according to O'Brien.
"With all of the animal activists, I think people take it seriously," said O'Brien.
The horse's owner, Jack Ireland, was not available for comment Friday evening. Shortly after the incident, he told the Times that he and his family were "devastated" by the loss.
Cutie had "another good 10 years in her," he said.
The family is "very happy" with the arrests, O'Brien reported.
"It sounded like the guy was in tears when we called him on the telephone," O'Brien said.
The three men were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession for an unlawful purpose, criminal trespassing, conspiracy to commit the above offenses and animal cruelty.
Bail was set by Judge Nicholas Lacovara at $100,000 cash for Allen, and $50,000 cash for Simmermon and Johnston. They were being held at the Gloucester County Jail.
The state Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the New Jersey Department of Conservation and the Lindenwold Police Department assisted in the investigation.
www.nj.com/gloucester/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1171095980148660.xml&coll=8
Saturday, February 10, 2007
By Pete McCarthy
pmccarthy@sjnewsco.com
FRANKLIN TWP. Three men were jailed Friday and held with high cash bail on charges related to the bow-and-arrow killing of a horse three weeks ago.
One of those arrested is a 20-year-old who until recently lived next door to the farm on Tuckahoe Road where the horse was kept.
Arrested were Jason Allen, 18, of Eighth Avenue in Lindenwold; Kamren C. Johnston, 25, of Fourth Avenue in Lindenwold; and Mark E. Simmermon Jr., 20, who resided on Tuckahoe Road until moving to Laurel Road in Lindenwold just before Christmas.
"They were just driving around, spotting deer, looking for something to shoot at," explained Franklin Township Police Detective Sgt. Rick O'Brien.
Authorities believe two of the men shot at the horse while the third stayed inside the vehicle.
The horse was worth $15,000.
The 9-year-old mare named Cutie was found dead on Jan. 21. Shot once in the chest, she apparently bled to death. An errant arrow was also recovered near a storage shed, police said.
During the course of executing multiple search warrants, township police believe they found the bow used in the incident.
Township police spent countless hours investigating the incident before taking the three into custody, according to O'Brien.
"With all of the animal activists, I think people take it seriously," said O'Brien.
The horse's owner, Jack Ireland, was not available for comment Friday evening. Shortly after the incident, he told the Times that he and his family were "devastated" by the loss.
Cutie had "another good 10 years in her," he said.
The family is "very happy" with the arrests, O'Brien reported.
"It sounded like the guy was in tears when we called him on the telephone," O'Brien said.
The three men were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession for an unlawful purpose, criminal trespassing, conspiracy to commit the above offenses and animal cruelty.
Bail was set by Judge Nicholas Lacovara at $100,000 cash for Allen, and $50,000 cash for Simmermon and Johnston. They were being held at the Gloucester County Jail.
The state Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the New Jersey Department of Conservation and the Lindenwold Police Department assisted in the investigation.
www.nj.com/gloucester/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1171095980148660.xml&coll=8
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