People v. Lohnes

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, J.), rendered February 4, 2010, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, aggravated cruelty to animals and overdriving, torturing and injuring animals.

Defendant broke into a barn in the Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County and killed a horse by stabbing and slashing it multiple times. He was indicted upon charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the second degree and overdriving,…