Flagler County Man Faces Felony Animal Cruelty Charge After Starving a 27-Year-Old Horse

Jim Tyrone Lee, 41, faces a third-degree felony charge for aggravated animal cruelty after investigators found a 27-year-old horse severely emaciated at a property on County Road 13 in Bunnell. Medical exams revealed inadequate nutrition compounded by untreated pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. The animal gained weight in rescue care.