Horse carriage driver bursts into tears after jurors reach verdict in ‘Ryder' abuse case
A jury of six Manhattanites acquitted Ian McKeever, 56, of a misdemeanor animal abuse count after a trial where the driver blasted the charge against him as 'ridiculous,' saying he's 'never been accused of abusing a horse' in his decades-long career.
McKeever began sobbing after the not guilty was read aloud in Manhattan Criminal Court Monday morning.
3 Ryder the carriage horse died months after his sudden collapse on a Hells Kitchen street in August 2022.
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3 Horse carriage driver Ian McKeever was charged with one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty.
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3 NYPD officers tried to revive the fallen colt after he crumbled to the ground on the steamy summer day.
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After taking a moment to collect himself, he then turned around to the court gallery, flashed a grin and gave a thumbs up.
'I've been doing it 40 years, and I'll be going back.,' McKeever told reporters afterward. 'It's my life. I've been doing it my whole life.'
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