Protester gets probation for hitting police horse with pole
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A counter-protester accused of attacking a police horse at a demonstration against Shariah law in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to two years' probation.
Police say 24-year-old Lisa Simon hit a state trooper's horse in the neck with a flag pole that had a nail protruding from it. The trooper and the horse were not injured.
Simon was part of a group protesting against anti-Islamic law demonstrators in Harrisburg last year. Her lawyer said there was a lot of "tension" at the protest, and the judge said it appeared she got "caught up in the emotion."
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PennLive.com reports she pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including possession of an offensive weapon and disorderly conduct. More serious charges, including aggravated assault, were dropped as part of a deal with prosecutors.