TAMPA, FLA. (WSVN) - A 22-year-old man from Tampa is facing charges after, police say, he struck a patrol horse as officers were closing down Ybor City early Sunday morning.
“White male, brown hair, he hit the horse,” an officer said.
Body camera shows a person running from officers before getting caught and cuffed as the bars were closing.
Assaulting a police animal such as a horse or a K-9 unit is a felony in the state of Florida.
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