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Man convicted of cruelty to horses

A Corsica man was convicted of animal cruelty after 13 horses were seized from his property.

Leonard Hughes, 44, was found guilty at a summary trial that took around nine hours on last Wednesday.

He was ordered to serve about a year in jail, two more years on probation, and pay $10,000 in fines.

The horses were taken in September. Hughes still has a chance to appeal.