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US teen accused of stabbing three horses at Las Vegas rodeo
Prosecutors seek to try 17-year-old as adult after animals injured at major barrel racing event
TL;DR
- A 17-year-old girl is accused of stabbing three horses at the National Barrel Horse Association’s supershow in Las Vegas.
- The owner of one injured horse, Arielle Phillips, stated the suspect was an "obsessed stalker" who had been following her on social media.
- Security footage reportedly shows the suspect entering the stalls of the three injured horses, identified as Detail, Rocket, and Saaul Good (Sully).
- The horses sustained injuries that are not life-threatening but will prevent them from competing.
- Clark county district attorney Steven Wolfson is seeking to try the girl as an adult on charges including animal cruelty and malicious destruction of property.
- The NBHA described the incident as an "isolated incident" involving the "mistreatment of a limited number of equine athletes by an event competitor."