LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Las Vegas police said the suspect in a horse cruelty case seen on social media has turned himself in.
Officials with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect has been identified as 62-year-old Guadalupe Camarillo Guarneros. Police say he turned himself in Friday.
LVMPD’s Animal Cruelty Section found a social media video on June 27 showing the incident. Police said it showed a white single-cab pickup truck pulling a dark-colored horse with white markings.
Neighbors told police the horse was later found dead in front of a residence in the 1300 block of Ringe Lane, near Nellis Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
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Metro’s Animal Cruelty Section launched an investigation. Police said Camarillo Guarneros has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of animal abuse.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Animal Cruelty Section by phone at 702-828-2907, or by email at [email protected] . To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com
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