Attorneys/Judges
| Defense(s): | Bob Clark | | Judge(s): | Charlie McKnight |
Miniature horse sexually assaulted
Wilmer, AL (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Oct 30, 2010
County: Mobile
Charges: Misdemeanor, Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Eric Steven Easley
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
A 27-year-old Wilmer man was charged Tuesday with cruelty to an animal after Mobile County sheriff's deputies said he sexually abused a miniature horse in Wilmer last weekend.
Eric Steven Easley was also charged with killing or disabling livestock, which spokeswoman Lori Myles said is a felony.
She added that those two charges were filed against Easley because Alabama has no specific provision in its sexual abuse laws to cover bestiality.
Easley was charged and taken to Mobile County Metro Jail about 7 p.m. Tuesday and was released on bail totaling $4,000 about two hours later, jail records showed.
Myles said deputies were first called Saturday afternoon to a residence on Wilmer Road that serves as a breeding facility for the miniature horses.
She said the owner of the female horse noticed the animal was acting strangely. Myles said the owner and deputies found tail hair tied to a post, indicating someone had tried to tie the tail to the post.
According to Myles, deputies and a veterinarian discovered blood and other evidence that indicated the horse had been sexually abused.
Myles said the owner found a wallet containing Easley's identification, including a driver's license and Social Security card, near the horse. Easley was questioned Sunday at the department's North station and was charged Tuesday afternoon, Myles said.
Easley gave jail officials an address on Saturn Drive, which is about two miles north of where the horse was kept.
Easley was scheduled to appear this morning in Mobile County District Court, according to jail records.
Case UpdatesA Wilmer man is being held in Metro Jail without bond charged with rape, domestic violence and burglary.
Other charges are pending.
Mobile County Sheriff's investigators say Eric Easley broke into his former girlfriend's home in Wilmer Saturday night, where he beat and raped her.
The victim managed to escape and call authorities.
Sheriff's deputies found Easley hiding under a table at his mother's home in Wilmer.
Last November, Easley was arrested and charged with animal cruelty for allegedly sexually assaulting a minature horse. | Source: wkrg.com - Jul 17, 2011
Update posted on Jul 17, 2011 - 9:49PM |
A Mobile County man accused of raping a miniature horse went before a Mobile County judge Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Through his attorney, Eric Easley waived his right to have a hearing and the case was automatically forwarded to a grand jury for consideration.
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office arrested the 27-year-old for raping a miniature horse in 2010. Investigators said they found his wallet near the scene of the crime.
The 27-year-old was charged with animal cruelty and disabling livestock.
"The animal was evaluated and we found evidence of abuse," said Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Wright.
In the Code of Alabama, cruelty to animals is considered a misdemeanor while disabling livestock is a felony.
The owner of the horse, Pat Foster, said the nature of the crime concerns her.
"It's sick and sad. The miniature horse doesn't weigh but 125 pounds. She is very tiny. Two and a half feet tall," said Foster, who watched the proceeding. "It's forcing brutality on something that doesn't deserve it."
But Easley's defense attorney, Bob Clark, says what prosecutors say what happened doesn't make sense.
"Do you know a horse psychologist, psychiatrist. Do you know anyone who communicates with a horse," said Clark.
Clark did tell the court Easley is getting counseling. He declined to give details about that counseling and he would not say how it will affect the outcome of the case.
The fact Easley is getting help is encouraging news for Foster.
"I want it to turn out good for him. I want him to learn from this so that there will be no other errors are made along this line, whether it will be a child, a woman, or another animal. So I would be thrilled if it has a good outcome," said Foster.
Easley remains free on bond, while the horse continues to recover.
Easley was ordered to continue counseling, as a condition of his bond. If he stops counseling, his bond could be revoked. | Source: fox10tv.com - Jan 13, 2011
Update posted on Jan 13, 2011 - 11:06PM |
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