Felony charges dismissed!

This is the latest from the case that has been dragged out for more than a year.

Felony Charges of Animal Torture Dismissed
Posted by: Matt Mercier
Date/Time: Apr 30, 08 - 2:09 PM

3 Counts of Felony Animal Torture were dismissed by Judge Schmucker today.
He ruled that the definition of torture did not apply at all in this case.

There is still one misdemeanor animal neglect charge left open at this time. Will keep readers up to date as news breaks.

No news on whether or not anyone from Animal Control will stand trial for neglect ... although the evidence has been stacking up against them for nearly a year as well.

Additional information from the JCP site:

Torture charges dismissed in horse case
Posted by Kristin Longley
Jackson Citizen Patriot
April 30, 2008 17:14 PM

There is no evidence the owner or manager of a Grass Lake Township farm intended to harm the three horses they are charged with torturing, a judge said today.

In a written opinion, Circuit Judge Chad Schmucker dismissed the three felony torture charges against owner James Henderson Jr. and manager Matthew Mercier.

The men still face one misdemeanor count of neglecting a herd of 66 horses.

And the county faces a lot of people that are angry about these horses being seized from the owners, kept on the "messy" farm that was allegedly so dangerous, and sold to anyone with $100 and a horse trailer bound for anywhere, including the slaughter facilities in Canada and Mexico.