Teen arrested after stabbing three horses at Vegas race

A 17-year-old girl competing in a barrel racing event was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly stabbing three horses with a knife at a barn in Las Vegas, police and event organizers said. The incident occurred at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, which was hosting the National Barrel Horse Association's Professionals Choice Vegas Super Show.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of an injured horse at approximately 2:07 a.m. on May 30. Upon arrival, they discovered three horses had been intentionally injured with a sharp object. Detectives from the animal cruelty division identified a teenage competitor with access to the barn as a suspect. The girl was located at a nearby hotel and taken into custody without incident.

She was booked into Clark County Juvenile Hall on 12 counts related to the willful maiming or torture of an animal (horse) and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued over $5,000, officials said. The National Barrel Horse Association confirmed the individual was a competitor in the Las Vegas event.

The injured horses received immediate treatment from an on-site...