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Alecia Cooper Indicted
Wednesday, December 14, 2005


       The Bedford County Grand Jury returned a four count indictment
against Alecia Cooper stemming from her confrontation with Becky Hord while
attempting to enter the inspection area during the 2005 Tennessee Walking
Horse National Celebration.

       Cooper had earlier filed suit against both The Celebration and Hord
seeking $1,250,000 in compensatory and punitive damages over the incident.

Hord is a Captain with the Bedford County Sheriff's Department and Cooper
was an exhibitor at the 2005 Celebration.

       The indictment reads as follows:
















 





 

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