Posted on 07/29/2009 10:36:52 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A Conway woman who had video surveillance of a man having sexual intercourse with one of her horses said she found the suspect behind her barn Monday night and pointed a shotgun at his head until police arrived and arrested him.
Rodell Vereen, 50, of Longs, is charged with buggery and trespassing after Barbara Kenley, who leases Lazy B Stables on Coates Road in the Wampee section of Horry County, told officers she had video of the suspect having sex with a horse then wanted to catch him at her barn.
``That stable was my getaway, my stress relief,'' said Kenley, who has leased the stable for 20 years. ``Everybody has a place they like to go to get away. Now it is totally destroyed. It is the only thing I have in life.''
A family member said Wednesday that Vereen was diagnosed with a ``mental disease'' more than 10 years ago.
``He's supposed to be on medication but I don't believe he's been taking it,'' said Beulah Vereen, also a neighbor. ``He's not a violent man, I know.''
It is the second time Rodell Vereen, who works for a landscaping company, has been charged with having sex with a horse at Lazy B Stables. Vereen pleaded guilty to buggery on July 21, 2008, and was sentenced to three years' probation, ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and told not to go near Lazy B Stables after he was caught having sex with a horse on Thanksgiving Day of 2007, according to the 15th Judicial Circuit.
Vereen has also been registered as a sex offender since pleading to the buggery charge last year, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. He also was charged Wednesday with probation violation.
``I have a false sense of security right now,'' Kenley said. ``When they arrested him before, I thought that was the end of it. Now all of my insecurities are back. I can't go out there at certain times because I am afraid.''
Vereen will have a probation hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway, according to Richard Laskill, a senior agent for the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
A judge probably will determine whether Vereen will serve the remainder of his three-year suspended sentence for the 2007 buggery charge.
``Hopefully he won't get out,'' Kenley said. ``My goal is to get him away from me and my property.''
Kenley, who lives four miles away from the stable, said she can't afford a security system for the stables. She said she spent several hundred dollars on the video surveillance system that was used to help identify Vereen.
``In 20 years I've never had a problem like this,'' Kenley said. ``I never knew people did such a thing.''
Kenley said Vereen was having sex with a 21-year-old horse named Sugar. Kenley said the horse is being treated for infections related to the incidents.
Kenley told officers she had video of Vereen ``having relations'' with one of her horses on July 19, according to a police report. ``I had given police surveillance video before and they weren't able to identify him,'' Kenley said. ``And I wanted to catch him firsthand. It was just a matter of time before I caught him.''
On Monday night, Kenley said she went to check on the horses and saw an unknown vehicle parked near her property.
Kenley found Vereen behind a barn where the horses are kept and pointed a shotgun at him. Kenley called police on her cell phone and waited for officers to arrive.
``He was very subdued,'' Kenley said. ``He was like ... cold. He may have been in shock.''
Kenley said she asked Vereen what he was doing at the barn and that he said he was looking for a bathroom.
``I told him he was full of crap,'' Kenley said. ``He apologized and said he didn't mean to hurt me.''
Vereen admitted to officers that he did have ``relations'' with a horse on July 19, the report shows. Officers reported that they viewed a video showing the suspect having intercourse with a horse.
Bail for Vereen is set at $30,000. He was being held Wednesday at J. Reuben Long Detention Center
Did my comment make it in before the article got pulled?
You are lucky number seven......
When Barney is not riding his horses, his horses ride him.
The horse was old enough to consent. What's the problem?
Shotgun wedding in the mare’s future?
Now I'm wondering where the perp caught whatever gave Sugar the infection.
Was the horse hot? Neighhhhhver mind...
/obscure “Krod Mandoon” reference
I take it the mods are less than thrilled with this important story?
>A family member said Wednesday that Vereen was diagnosed with a ``mental disease’’ more than 10 years ago..
It’s perfectly normal to have sex with horses. Ask Sarah Jessica Parker and Julia Roberts.
Its not a mental disease, its a lifestyle choice! You people are simply beastiphobes. How does his having sex with a horse, or even marrying it, hurt YOUR marriage? So full of hate and bigotry! I can’t wait till MTV starts having “beasties” on “The Real World” so attitudes of today’s youth will start to change. I’m also waiting for a brave “beastie” to take his dog to prom and fight the fundamentalists who will deny him his prom date. I yearn for the day when species orientation is added to the hate crimes bill...
/s
Yeah...so far.
The previous six were posted in News/Activism...so you may have a shot sticking it in the Smokey.......
But, with all of the attention being paid to FR recently from all corners of the world.....this one could vanish, as well....
Once you go horse...
Meh, guess we’ll have to enjoy it while it lasts.
A little tea honey and will clear that up.
Twice with the same horse? Sounds like true love. But there is a crime called “buggery”? I am astounded. For some reason it makes me giggle.
[Dark side of] SC ping.
Agricultural Vandalism PING!
Naturally - it was a male horse.
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