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June 14, 2008
A Flomaton woman, who is also a Florida teacher, has been charged with killing her horse Abby and burning her barn in an attempt to claim $100,000 in insurance money on a horse she reportedly bought for $800.
Brenda Gradia, 41, is also accused of claiming $30,000 in insurance money on another horse that she falsely claimed died of a snakebite back in December.
Gradia admitted to shooting her horse and then setting fire to the barn in the early morning hours of May 23.
She was arrested and charged with arson, cruelty to animals and attempted theft by deception. She is free on a $50,000 bond.
Gradia is a special education teacher at King Middle School in Milton.
Her home, and the barn that was burned, are about a half mile north of the Alabama-Florida state line. The Century Volunteer Fire Department assisted the Flomaton Fire Department with the barn fire in May.
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