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CARROLL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Washington County woman is devastated after her prized horse was fatally shot in Carroll Township.
Jasper was a dream come true for Stacey Guth. He was a rare Gypsy Vanner. But, now, her plans to breed Jasper have ended.
The horse was found shot and killed, and her neighbor’s been charged in the crime.
(Source: Stacey Guth)
When Guth learned her prized horse was dead, she was rushed to the hospital.
“I ended up in the emergency room, thinking I was having a heart attack. That’s how I took it,” she said.
Jasper was her dream horse. She never imagined she could afford to own him, until Jasper became available in a bankruptcy sale. Now, her heart is broken.
“I just started balling,” she said. “I mean, I just cried and cried. I just couldn’t believe it.”
Last week, Jasper wandered off. Guth said she then heard gunshots just after 1 a.m., and she started fearing the worst.
“My heart sunk to my feet. I knew in my heart. I knew. A little part of me was hoping he shot above him just to scare him,” said Guth.
Based on a hunch, police found Jasper’s bullet-riddled body on property owned by her neighbor down in West Virginia.
Timothy Cain is now charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony.
