Finding Lucy, a black Lab, saves man from sex-crime conviction and 50 years behind bars
Joshua Horner, a plumber from the town of Redmond in Central Oregon, was convicted on April 12, 2017, for sexually abusing a minor
The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy has helped crack a criminal case on September 10 against a man from Oregon who had started serving a 50-year sentence behind bars. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the town of Redmond in Central Oregon, was convicted on April 12, 2017, for sexually abusing a minor.
In the trial, the minor had testified that the plumber threatened to shoot her animals if she told authorities about the alleged abuse. She had even claimed that she saw Horner shoot and kill her dog to prove his point. About six months after the jury's verdict, although not unanimous, convicted the man, he turned to an organization called the Oregon Innocence Project for help. The group agreed to take up his case.