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The New Orleans Police Department s Mounted Division stables its horses in City Park, but on Harrison Avenue.
The sheriff s office, however, does keep its horses at the Filmore Avenue stables, said sheriff s office attorney Blake Arcuri. ( I can confirm we were notified of an incident involving an OPSO horse assigned to the Mounted Division, Arcuri said, while noting the NOPD investigation.
The suspect was wanted on a charge of sexual abuse of an animal. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison upon a conviction. A second offense raises the maximum to 10 years.