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LAWSUIT: Ex-Olympian Faces Suit From Equestrienne He's Accused Of Shooting LAWSUIT: Ex-Olympian Faces Suit From Equestrienne He's Accused Of Shooting
Lawsuit: Ex-Olympian Faces Suit From Equestrienne He's Accused Of Shooting Former Olympian Michael Barisone of Long Valley is facing a lawsuit from the 39-year-old equestrienne he is accused of shooting last August at his horse farm, a recent news report says. Lauren Kanarek and her fiancé Robert Goodwin were incessantly harassed prior to the Aug. 7 shooting, according to the lawsuit -- filed against Barisone and his company, Sweetgrass Farms, NJ.com reports. Barisone faces charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, and is being held in the Morris County Jail without bail. A court appearance is scheduled for November. The suit -- filed Friday in Morris Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DETAILS EMERGE: Equestrienne Sensed Danger Days Before Grisly Morris County Shooting DETAILS EMERGE: Equestrienne Sensed Danger Days Before Grisly Morris County Shooting
Details Emerge: Equestrienne Sensed Danger Days Before Grisly Morris County Shooting "Michael Barisone shot me." That is what equestrienne Lauren Kanarek told 911 operators after being shot in the chest twice at point-blank range by the former U.S. Olympian on his 54-acre Long Valley property, the New York Post reports. Earlier that week, Kanarek -- a bronze medalist with the United States Dressage Federation -- wrote on Facebook that she was being bullied by a 6"3' man and feared for her safety. Kanarek had also tried reporting the former Olympian to the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a nonprofit organization that works to end all forms of athletic abuse, and the United Stat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Victim In Equestrian Center Shooting ID'd As Livingston Rider; Olympian Charged, Reports Say Victim In Equestrian Center Shooting ID'd As Livingston Rider; Olympian Charged, Reports Say
Victim In Equestrian Center Shooting ID'd As Livingston Rider; Olympian Charged, Reports Say U.S. Olympian-turned-equestrian coach Michael Barisone was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses  on Thursday, the day after a shooting on his Morris County farm that seriously injured a woman, authorities said. A handgun was recovered from Barisone, 54, who owns and operates Barisone Dressage in Long Valley. The gunshot victim was identified as award-winning equestrienne Lauren Kanarek, the New York Post reports. Kanarek, 38, of Livingston, was shot in the chest twice around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. She remained in the hospital Thursday in critical condition, The Post says. The …

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by Cecilia Levine