Idaho man arrested, accused of taking pictures and killing ex-girlfriend’s horse after breakup

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MORELAND, Idaho — A 24-year-old Idaho man was arrested after authorities say he killed his ex-girlfriend’s horse by taking pictures it a number of occasions.

Shawn Brayden Jones was charged with felony malicious harm to property.

On Feb. 6, about 4:42 p.m., in line with court docket paperwork, a Bingham County sheriff’s deputy met with Jones at a Moreland residence relating to a request for assist.

When the deputy arrived, Jones defined he had damaged up with a girl, recognized as 22-year-old Mailee Cooper, the week earlier than and that her 12-year-old horse, named Bree, had been staying on his property.

Jones acknowledged he “didn’t assume (Bree) had been fed or taken care of and that it wasn’t doing good, so he wanted to place it down,” court docket paperwork state.

Based on Jones, no person had come since Jan. 31 to maintain the horse, and he “did not know what was occurring with it.”

When requested what “not doing good” meant, Jones reportedly “stammered and was unable to explain what precisely was fallacious.”

Based on the deputy, Jones smelled like alcohol, and “the scent grew as he spoke extra.”

The deputy went to take images of the horse and observed, beside the bullet wounds, “the horse seemed to be in good well being” and “there have been no indicators of malnourishment or neglect.”

Jones reportedly informed the deputy he shot the horse 4 occasions with a lever-action .22 rifle.

Whereas talking with Jones, a member of the family of his requested to speak to the deputy, and acknowledged Jones “didn’t must shoot the horse” and “was uncontrolled and wanted expenses,” deputies mentioned.

The deputy informed Jones there was “no logical purpose for his first step to be to shoot the animal” and defined that if he had a difficulty with the horse being deserted, he ought to’ve known as animal management.

Police studies say the deputy contacted Cooper, who mentioned she had been on the property round 2 p.m. that day. She acknowledged Jones had been consuming and have become “irate” over the breakup, resulting in Cooper leaving the home to get a truck and trailer to choose up her horse.

Whereas driving, Cooper obtained a name from Jones’ relative, saying Jones had shot the horse.

Based on Cooper, the horse was registered with the American Quarter Horse Affiliation and was value $10,000. She informed the deputy a good friend of hers had fed it that day, and she or he had visited to feed and examine on the horse on Feb. 2.

Cooper was reportedly “adamant the horse was not mistreated in any respect.”

The deputy requested a breathalyzer check for Jones, which confirmed a blood alcohol stage of 0.186, over twice the authorized restrict of 0.08, court docket paperwork state.

Afterward, Jones reportedly admitted Cooper had been to the house that day and that when she left, he shot the horse, in line with authorities.

He then “spontaneously supplied to pay for half of the horse,” in line with the deputy.

Jones was then taken into custody and booked into the Bingham County Jail. Whereas being booked, Jones reportedly “made a degree to state that he didn’t remorse taking pictures the horse,” officers mentioned.

Cooper tells EastIdahoNews.com she misplaced her finest good friend and hopes to seek out justice by the court docket course of.

“Somebody took my finest good friend from me. She just about took a bullet for me,” says Cooper. “Hopefully, the justice system does not simply sweep this underneath the rug so nobody else will get harm or one other animal will get harm.”

A GoFundMe* was arrange by Cooper’s good friend, Shelby Henery, to buy a brand new horse for Cooper, though she says Bree was irreplaceable, calling the horse her “coronary heart horse.”

Based on the fundraiser, Cooper acquired the mare as a 3-year-old and would usually take the horse to the indoor enviornment on the Bannock County Occasion Heart for breakaway roping apply.

“She continues to go to those practices to point out help to her mates,” says the fundraiser. “Irrespective of the heartache it causes her to not have her finest good friend there along with her.”

*KSL.com doesn’t guarantee that the cash deposited to the account can be utilized for the good thing about the individuals named as beneficiaries. If you’re contemplating a deposit to the account, you must seek the advice of your individual advisers and in any other case proceed at your individual threat.

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