OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — A man in Oconee County is facing charges after authorities say he stole a full-grown horse and then allegedly tried to hide it in a bedroom.
Dispatch was able to contact the suspect's father who was not far away. He later told deputies that the home was his and that his son wasn't supposed to be there.
Upon entering the home, deputies stated in the report that they found signs that the horse may be nearby.
"I immediately observed that there was horse feces in the living room," the responding deputy wrote.
As for the suspect, authorities said he was wanted on additional charges. Other reports provided by the sheriff's office list burglary, petit larceny, trespassing, and at least one case where the suspect was seen throwing a mandolin into a longtime neighbor's pasture.
For the horse theft, he now faces an additional charge of stealing livestock valued at more than $2,000 and less than $10,000.
Who knows? If not for the horse-crap, he might have pulled it off. "Look Dad! I got you a pony!"
