Man jailed for DUI in horse (abuse) case

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20091211/NEWS01/712119902/0/FRONTPAGE

Published Friday December 11, 2009

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kearney man accused of dragging a horse behind a trailer has been given 15 days in jail and fined $500 for drunken driving.

Court records say that on Thursday, Tyler Brockman also was given nine months of probation and was ordered not to drive for a year.

Brockman had pleaded no contest to DUI with a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.15 percent. The state limit is 0.08 percent.

Brockman faces a felony charge in Dawson County of cruel neglect of an animal. A trial has been set for January.

Witnesses say Brockman left the Sumner Rodeo on July 4 with a horse tied behind his trailer and that the horse was dragged for about a mile.

There is no public phone listing for Brockman. His attorney did not immediately return a call Friday.

[Lance_Boyle]

1. Holiday roooooooooooooaaad...

<sniffle> Looks like the little guy kept up for about a mile.