Teen Gets 60 Days for Shooting Horse

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A teenager who admitted to shooting a Fayette County horse with arrows in early January must serve jail time, WSB-TV is reporting.

Jeremy Richardson, 17, pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting Misty, an 8-year-old mare, WSB said. Under a plea agreement, Richardson must serve 60 days in jail and five years on probation, WSB said.

He also must do community service at an animal refuge center.

Richardson was charged as an adult with felony aggravated cruelty to animals, WSB said.

Misty was shot with arrows several times in early January. One arrow pierced the middle of the mare’s spine, another went below its eye and a third traveled through its neck, Fayette sheriff’s investigator Brent Rowan said at the time.

The horse underwent surgery and has been recovering after a neighbor spotted it standing on its owner’s farm with arrows sticking out.

The Georgia Outdoor Network, Atlanta Humane Society and a former horse trainer who lives in Kennesaw were among those who lined up offering money as an award for an arrest and conviction in the case.