Event Brief
Florida Man Charged After Horse Found Starved
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Flagler County deputies arrested 41-year-old Jim Tyrone Lee after investigators found a 27-year-old gelding, Laredo, severely emaciated on a welfare check at a County Road 13 property. The horse was rated a 1 on the Henneke Body Condition Scoring System and later examined as between 1 and 2, with vets concluding the condition was from lack of feed and poor nutrition.
WHO: Jim Tyrone Lee, 41; Laredo (27-year-old gelding); Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural/Ranch Unit
WHAT: Lee was arrested and faces felony animal cruelty charges after deputies found a horse severely starved and emaciated under his care.
WHEN: Sep 12, 2026
WHERE: Flagler County, Florida
WHY: Deputies determined Lee knew the horse was suffering from severe malnutrition and that the emaciation resulted from lack of feed and poor nutrition.
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