Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Lamont charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals

MONTANA -- Randi Lamont, the owner of horses involved in a possible animal neglect case, has been arrested in Great Falls.

Lamont was taken into custody Monday afternoon, and is charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals.


 
 

The case involves five horses at a local stable that were allegedly left without food for long periods of time.

The stable owner tells us the horses began eating the wood on a barn, causing damage to the structure.


Lamont told us last week that she had plans to move the horses to Missoula.

In 2010, Lamont's father, Michael Old Turtle, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty.


The stable owner says the horses will be kept in separate pens for now.

Hay has since been donated by the Montana Horse Sanctuary and the animals are being fed.

(KRTV - June 26, 2012)