KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — A man who shot two horses, killing one, reportedly in retaliation for a neighbor shooting his dog, must spend time in jail and pay more than $7,000 in restitution.
Martin A. Knapp, 76, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to destroying livestock, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.
“This case is a sad state of affairs on society that people first go and get a gun,” First District Judge Rich Christensen said before handing down the sentence. “The answer was to call the police and you did not do that.”
In exchange for Knapp’s guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed charges of attempted destruction of livestock and cruelty to animals. Prosecutors also recommended a suspended prison sentence, local jail time and probation.
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