Parkland man pleads not guilty to beating horse

A Parkland man accused of punching a horse because the animal wouldn't obey him appeared in court Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated animal cruelty.James Hutchinson, 24, was arrested Oct. 6 after surveillance video from last December surfaced, showing him punching and kicking a horse named Emelia at a Coconut Creek farm.The horse's owner, Dana Dotty, told Local 10 News that she hired Hutchinson as an independent contractor to clean the stables six days a week. She sa