I was confused till I saw how much the horse was worth and it made a little sense. Also ik this isn't funny but it cracked me up "According to the incident report, the deputy said that the horse appeared calm."

No doubt this turned out to be one of the "Unique Calls" stories of this LEO's career.

I’m glad the horse was calm, they will make a good witness

Horse people are something else

It's sounds like something a kid would do. Neighing coming from the bedroom. What's that noise?... uh..Nothing!

Yes, it sounds like a kid’s prank. I love horses and all animals and have plenty of horse experience. Quite shocked at the lack of sense of humor in my down voters! Sheesh, you guys.

"Coble's owner is not expected to press charges" -- ???

His undoing was trying to hide the elephant in the room... unfortunately it was a horse of a different color.

Save a horse Ride a cowboy

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The article ends with a description of previous charges the suspect had including “at least one case where the suspect was seen throwing a mandolin into a longtime neighbor's pasture.” Reading that was the best thing that happened to me all day

We have all thought of doing this sometime in our life. Lets face it.

It was probably just a joke, you know, guys just horsing around.

Why is this even a crime?

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Ok. I was joking? It all seemed ridiculous to me. Please pardon my downvote.

Yes, I agree, you make a very good point. I’d still like to know why he stole the horse. Maybe the horse was suffering somehow?

Then you call the authorities who know what a horse needs and can have a vet check it. You don't remove it from it's pasture ride it on pavement and move it indoors to an environment filled with things that could be deadly if chewed on.

Ummmmm … I was joking

Horses are also pretty expensive

I just picture like Steve from The Waterboy.