BLM, Las Vegas police quiet about officers involvement of protected horse found buried in shallow grave [Video]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A federally protected horse was found buried and another found severely injured nearby in the Spring Mountains.

Several residents in the Cold Creek community told FOX5 that Officer Adria Ford with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and her husband were the ones to bury the horse in a shallow grave by a busy road.

The incident happened in March, since then FOX5 has taken the time to interview residents and gather information regarding federal rules when it comes to protecting wild horses and burros.

Resident Pricilla Benedict and her horses live in the Cold Creek Community in the Spring Mountains.

It is an area full of wild life, including many wild horses and burros.

“We see a lot of the same herds and horses so we know them they are like family to us,” Benedict said.

However, those horses are protected by the federal …