Veterinarian Who Spray-Painted Stolen Horse Pleads Guilty

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A veterinarian who stole three show horses, spray-painting one to hide its identity, pleaded guilty Thursday to 13 charges, including felony cruelty to animals, grand theft and burglary.

Cathy Crighton, 46, of Palos Park, Ill., must spend two years on house arrest followed by eight years probation, said state Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga.

Crighton plans to return to her home state to serve the sentence, defense attorney Kelly Landers said. She must pay more than $100,000 in restitution and cannot own animals for at least two years.

She had previously been found incompetent to stand trial, but returned to the Palm Beach County Jail a few weeks ago after about three months in a mental treatment facility in Illinois.

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