The agreement saw John O’Sullivan pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty, all counts against Krista Clem dropped and two of the family’s horses returned to them. It was then discovered that the plea agreement was not in compliance with law, which disallows the return of animals to those accused of their abuse. The District Attorney’s Office then sought a motion to overturn and invalidate the plea agreement which was successful in May of 2007. Earlier this month the DA’s office attempted to recharge O’Sullivan and Clem and also sought to have the two horses that were returned to the couple taken back to Animal Control possession. Judge Richmond, at the time of the hearing, ruled that the former plea agreement, now invalidated, would stand as far as Krista Clem was concerned and the charges against her would not be reinstated by the court. O’Sullivan’s charges of felony animal cruelty were reinstated, but Richmond did not rule on the return of the two horses in question. That ruling was released last night and stated that the two horses must be returned by O’Sullivan and Clem to Animal Control’s possession until there is resolution with the pending charges against O’Sullivan.