
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, July 24, 1995                   TAG: 9507240078
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: PALMYRA                                LENGTH: Short

MAN CONVICTED IN HORSE-KILLING

A jury recommended a three-year prison sentence for a Scottsville man who shot and killed a Belgian draft horse.

Little Joe Cain Roach Jr., 24, was convicted Friday reckless handling of a firearm and hunting on posted property, both misdemeanors, and a felony count of shooting at an occupied dwelling.

In addition to the prison term, the Fluvanna County Circuit Court jury recommended that Roach be fined $7,500.

A single shot from Roach's rifle struck the 8-year-old horse, Big Foot, in December. The horse died minutes later.

- Associated Press

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