Robert R. Webster Jr., 43, appeared before Judge Michael L. Dwyer today after he was found to be mentally fit to stand trial late last month.
Webster had been undergoing psychological treatment since April, according to court officials.
Webster’s case will now go to trial.
He has pleaded not guilty on one count each of injuring a domestic animal and second-degree mischief, court officials said.
Investigators said on Dec. 29, Webster shot and killed a privately-owned show horse at a farm on Kirkland Avenue in Kirkland.
Webster is also facing varied other charges for a series of accused crimes in both Oneida and Madison counties, according to law enforcement and local court officials.
Authorities said Webster is accused of breaking into Ottaviano Medical Building in Oneida on Aug. 30 of last year; setting fire to his father’s house in Verona Beach on Nov. 29; as well as interrupting a church service, impersonating an FBI agent and leading law enforcers on a chase in the Verona area in March.
Webster is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 1, court officials said, adding that no trial date has been set in the case.
(Rome Sentinel - Aug 11, 2016)
Earlier:
- New York: Owner of horse shot and killed in Oneida County: 'He wasn't just a show horse, he was my life'
- New York: Durhamville man, Robert Webster Jr., 43, charged with shooting, killing horse in Kirkland
- New York: Family relieved horse-shooting suspect Robert Webster Jr., 43, in custody; felony hearing waived
- New York: Accused horse killer Robert Webster Jr., 43, found mentally competent for trial
