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ST. GEORGE — Two New Harmony residents pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of animal cruelty originating from the discovery of three dead horses that reportedly died of starvation. A fourth horse was found alive, yet was malnourished and injured.
John Trinity and Christina Silvers appeared in Washington County Justice Court in St. George Tuesday afternoon. Trinity pleaded guilty to two class B misdemeanors for animal cruelty, while Silvers pleaded guilty to a single class B misdemeanor for animal cruelty.
A third defendant, Kelton L. Prisbrey, was set to appear in court that morning for a pretrial hearing but was rescheduled due to his lawyer being ill.
Trinity, Silvers and Prisbrey originally faced four class B misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, along with an infraction for not burying a dead livestock animal.
The extra charges were dropped for Trinity and Silvers as part of a plea deal reached between the two and the Washington County Attorney’s Office. The charges currently remain unchanged for Prisbrey.