Man Arrested for Walking Goat on Red Square

Magomed Magomedov was arrested for walking a goat and using foul language on Red Square in Moscow. As reported by the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction, the incident occurred on July 18. Later, a police patrol stopped the man. The moment was captured on video by a woman.

«I thought it was a dog. It turned out he had a small goat in his arms,» she commented on the video.

The man pleaded not guilty, but the court still sentenced him to five days of administrative detention.

«On the evening of July 18, Magomed Magomedov was on Red Square, where he used foul language and walked a domestic animal (a goat) in an unauthorized location. He was charged with petty hooliganism under Part 2 of Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code,» clarified the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction.

Magomed and his goat have appeared in videos by local bloggers before. As he shared in one video, the pet«s name is Leyla. She walks around the city with him and rides the subway. Passersby happily pet her, and she tries not to stray far from her owner.

Earlier, we reported on how a «horse scandal» erupted in the Novye Vatutinki residential area in New Moscow. Residents of high-rises noticed horses grazing peacefully on playgrounds and in courtyards. A correspondent from the editorial staff found out where they came from and who their owner was.