Man Convicted of Hitting Police Horse
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A construction worker was convicted of punching a New York City police horse in the nose during a 1998 labor union rally. Jimmy Hornacek, 35, of Hazlet, N.J., faces up to 90 days in jail, a $500 fine or a year’s probation when he is sentenced Nov. 9 in Manhattan Criminal Court. Hornacek was accused of hitting the horse twice during the rally of 40,000 construction workers that turned violent in Manhattan. Hornacek insisted in the two-day trial that he did not hit the horse, a 19-year-old gelding.
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