Haines police officer Cassandra McEwen was sentenced to a 60-day suspended jail sentence and to not own, possess or have custody of horses for five years after pleading guilty April 5 to three misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.
She also was placed on five years’ probation and fined $300. McEwen’s resignation from the Haines Borough Police is effective Sunday.
At her sentencing by Haines magistrate John Hutchins in local court, McEwen waived rights to…

