SHELBYVILLE, TN – Dr. Doyle Meadows, CEO of the Celebration, issued the following statement regarding the date change in the sentencing of Jackie McConnell:

“We are disgusted and outraged over the horrific acts of Jackie McConnell. In response, we took the strongest action available to us by issuing a life time ban that prohibits him from entering our grounds for any and all events. Additionally we stripped him of his status in our hall of fame. As far as we are concerned the only place Jackie McConnell belongs is in a jail cell and it is unfortunate that he is not being prosecuted under the new horse cruelty law.”