Girl Punches Mounted Ohio Deputy's Horse after Fight Erupts at Fair
A juvenile is accused of punching a mounted Trumbull County sheriff's deputy's horse in the neck, chest and shoulder while authorities were controlling a crowd after a large fight at the county fair.
Trumbull County sheriff's deputies responded to a large brawl at the county fair and encountered hostile individuals while trying to remove the crowd.
A girl is accused of trying to force her way back into the fairgrounds and punched a mounted deputy’s horse multiple times.
She was arrested after resisting and threatening deputies and is charged with assault and resisting arrest.
A girl is accused of punching an Ohio sheriff's office horse Sunday a brawl that broke out at a county fair.
The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. when Trumbull County sheriff's deputies responded to a fight that broke out between 15 to 20 people at the county fair, WKBN-TV reports. Although he brawl had ended by the time deputies arrived, they still encountered antagonistic fairgoers.
Deputies worked to move the crowd out of the fairgrounds, and a mounted deputy used her horse to direct people. A juvenile, however, tried to force her way back into the fair, punching the mounted deputy's horse in the neck, chest and shoulder.
The girl was arrested and continued to threaten and struggle with deputies. She was finally put on the back of a golf cart as deputies continued to control the crowd.
The girl was charged with assault and resisting arrest.
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