Robert Dimitt, 57, was arrested Aug. 7 for animal cruelty and is free on a $25,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He was due to be on the disposition docket Wednesday of Associate District Judge Kyle Waters but a court official said Dimitt’s attorney, Donn Baker of Tahlequah, was not available. The hearing was then continued to Nov. 12. In the disposition docket, the judge determines if and when a case should continue.
The charges resulted from an investigation that found dead and mutilated horses in Dimitt’s care and at his farm on Sallisaw’s east side, and eventually spread to Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico where another allegedly mutilated horse was found. It was reported the horses had lost immense amounts of weight and had the bottoms of their hooves cut away. Sheriff Ron Lockhart said Dimitt had about 22 horses in his care and all were recovered by their owners or moved to other trainers.
The charges resulted from an investigation that found dead and mutilated horses in Dimitt’s care and at his farm on Sallisaw’s east side, and eventually spread to Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico where another allegedly mutilated horse was found. It was reported the horses had lost immense amounts of weight and had the bottoms of their hooves cut away. Sheriff Ron Lockhart said Dimitt had about 22 horses in his care and all were recovered by their owners or moved to other trainers.
Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director
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