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Teens arrested for shooting animals Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested for shooting three horses and five cows to death in Dunn and Barron counties. Trenton Hollister, 17, Dallas, was scheduled to make his first court appearance at 10 a.m. Dec. 23 in Barron County Court on two charges of felony mistreatment of animals. He was taken into custody Monday. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday morning against the other individual, a 17-year-old from Wheeler. On Nov. 30, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office received reports of three horses that had been shot during the night. Two were found dead, and a third died from injuries the following day. The same day, the Barron County Sheriff's Office received reports of five cows being shot in Barron County. All of those animals ended up dying or had to be euthanized. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald and Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith reported in a joint press release that since the incident, investigators from both agencies have been working to solve the crimes. Investigators got a tip Monday that led to the arrests. Published 10:08 Dec-23-09 | TOP |
Teens suspected of shooting animals A 17-year-old boy has been charged and police have another suspect in the shooting deaths of three horses and five cows in Dunn and Barron counties. Trenton Hollister, 17, Dallas, was scheduled to make his first court appearance at 10 a.m. Dec. 23 in Barron County Court on two charges of felony mistreatment of animals. He was taken into custody Monday. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday morning against the other individual, a 17-year-old from Wheeler. On Nov. 30, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office received reports of three horses that had been shot during the night. Two were found dead, and a third died from injuries the following day. The same day, the Barron County Sheriff's Office received reports of five cows being shot in Barron County. All of those animals ended up dying or had to be euthanized. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald and Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith reported in a joint press release that since the incident, investigators from both agencies have been working to solve the crimes. Investigators got a tip Monday that led to the arrests. Published 10:13 Dec-23-09 | TOP |
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