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Fort Pierre man loses Independence Day as part of rodeo horse theft sentence
The Associated Press | Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:00 am | (0) Comments
PIERRE -- A Fort Pierre man will spend the Fourth of July holiday during each of the next three years in jail for mistreating a rodeo barrel-racing horse during last year's July Fourth celebration.
Magistrate Judge Mark Smith ordered 23-year-old Flint Dahl to serve five days behind bars over the holiday each year.
Dahl pleaded guilty to inhumane treatment of an animal under a plea agreement with prosecutors that included misdemeanor charges from three other cases. He initially had also faced a felony grand theft charge in the horse case.
Dahl also agreed to pay $25,000 in restitution to horse owner Wendy Halweg for Dually's injuries. Halweg in return agreed not to sue Dahl. But she says Dually will never compete again.