A 17-year-old teen is arrested after police and event organizers say three horses were stabbed at a barrel racing competition in Las Vegas. The incident allegedly occurred overnight at or near barns connected to the National Barrel Horse Association’s supershow, a major event for top riders held at the South Point equestrian venue near the South Point Hotel Casino. Authorities say they received a report that the horses were intentionally injured with a sharp object, and officers later found that three horses had been stabbed multiple times and suffered multiple injuries. CBS News, NBC News, and others report the teen girl is the person accused; multiple outlets note her identity is not publicly released because she is a minor. Prosecutors seek to try her as an adult, according to The Guardian. One outlet also reports the suspect has been charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming, or torturing an animal, while Fox News describes 12 charges in total. The horse show organization and police continue to investigate the circumstances, including how the alleged attack occurred and the extent of the horses’ injuries.
Teen arrested after alleged knife attack injures three horses at Las Vegas barrel racing event
A 17-year-old teen is arrested after police and event organizers say three horses were stabbed at a barrel racing competition in Las Vegas. The incident allegedly occurred overnight at or near barns c...
- Police arrest a 17-year-old teen girl accused of injuring three horses at a Las Vegas barrel racing event.
- Investigators say the horses were stabbed multiple times, allegedly with a knife or sharp object.
- The alleged incident occurs at/near barns associated with the National Barrel Horse Association supershow at South Point in Las Vegas.
- Multiple outlets report the suspect is charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming, or torturing an animal.
- Prosecutors seek to try the teen as an adult, according to at least one report.
Prosecutors seek to try 17-year-old as adult after animals injured at major barrel racing eventA teenage girl who allegedly stabbed three show horses at a weekend rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a “crazy, obsessed stalker” who waited in a darkened barn to commit the attacks, the owner of one of the animals has said.The Nevada city’s police department arrested a 17-year-old female on Saturday for the incidents at the National Barrel Horse Association’s supershow, a competition for the sport’s top riders at the South Point equestrian arena on the Las Vegas strip. Continue reading...
2 months agoAuthorities say a teenage girl competing in a barrel racing event stabbed three competition horses with a pocketknife at a barn in Las Vegas
2 months agoA teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities said she injured three competition horses at a barn in Las Vegas.
2 months agoA teenage competitor is accused of injuring three horses with a knife at a barn near a Las Vegas competition over the weekend, police and horse show organizers said
2 months agoThe National Barrel Horse Assn. identified the suspect as one of the event competitors. Officers found three horses had been stabbed multiple times.
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