Horse Sexually Assaulted at Weapons Station Stables

Goose Creek Police Department is investigating the sexual assault of a horse at Marrington Stables at Joint Base Charleston — Weapons Station.

The horse's owner called officers to the site Wednesday morning to report finding a stool out of place in the stall and evidence on the horse indicating an assault. Investigators took DNA samples and began a preliminary investigation.

On Thursday, the owner called police again to report what was believed to be fresh signs of a second assault. It was unclear to investigators whether this was, in fact, a separate incident.

Weapons Station Police have since been coordinating surveillance with Goose Creek officers, but have not been successful in catching the perpetrator.

Biological specimens collected at the scene have been sent to the State Law Enforcement Division laboratory for analysis.

South Carolina made headlines in 2009 when Rodell Vereen of Conway was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting the same horse in 2007 and again less than two years later. Vereen is still serving his sentence.