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Nicollette Sheridan's BF -- Like A Horse

Posted May 28th 2009 1:40AM by TMZ Staff

Desperate housewife or not, Nicollette Sheridan needs to do some research before she gets back on the horse.

Nicollete Sheridan, Steven Pate

We found out Sheridan's new beau, Steven Pate, was convicted of receiving four stolen horses from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Rodeo Arena back in 2000. The horses were ridden by students for rodeo competitions.

We're told a mare and three geldings were led out of their stable on September 27, 2000 and disappeared. When the reward swelled to $10,000, Steven Pate just happened to show up with all sorts of info. He was arrested and charged with 5 felonies, including Grand Theft Animal.

Pate pled no contest to felony "receiving stolen property" and was sentenced to 6 days in county jail. When he completed all the terms of his probation, the conviction was bumped down to a misdemeanor.

A rep for Nicollette tells us Pate didn't know the horses were stolen when he received them, and that he was the one who brought the info to the attention of authorities.

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1. FIRST AGAIN SUCKERS!!!

Posted at 2:10AM on May 28th 2009 by toofastforyou!

2. He was probably gonna sell them for slaughter by the pound until they caught on! Asshole! RUN NOW Nicolette!!!!!

Posted at 3:45AM on May 28th 2009 by Cheyne

3. Congratulations #1 on being the first idiot again!

Posted at 7:37AM on May 28th 2009 by Not an idiot like #1

4. Hey toofastforyou!.... I see you're just racking up friends here. Do us all a favour and JUST DIE ALREADY!!!!!!
I mean, you don't even post a comment. You must have spent most of high school stuffed in a locker Right? Did your Mommy and Daddy not hug you as a child? What's up with the constant want for attention and validation? I seriously think you need help you pathetic irritating sac of sh#t. WE ARE ALL TIRED OF YOU!!! GO OVER TO PEREZE'S site with all the other 12 year old girls.

Posted at 8:46AM on May 28th 2009 by Whamo

5. hang this horse thief !

Posted at 9:35AM on May 28th 2009 by Poopyhead

6. Does this guy have any money ?
Seems like another BS artist....

Posted at 11:09AM on May 28th 2009 by realist

7. This mentally challenged person that always feels the need to leave the comment that he is first needs therapy. What a loser.

Posted at 1:06PM on May 28th 2009 by exqzmee

8. As a student at Cal Poly at the time of this theft, I know first hand that the whole rodeo team along with help from the authorities and volunteers worked endlessly for 3 weeks trying to locate these horses, worth in total over $100K. Not until a reward was raised to $10K did Steve Pate come forward with any information. Pate had three horses in his possession and had already sold the fourth horse. Pate said that he had purchased these horses out of a parking lot, but police found NO money trail to prove this to be true. He should have spent, at the very least, as much time in jail as we all worked to locate these horses. No reward was given to Pate because of his involvement with the crime. This man is GUILTY!

Posted at 1:49PM on May 28th 2009 by Cal Poly Alum

9. who cares? why does she feel the need to have to explain anything? moron.

Posted at 3:14PM on May 28th 2009 by Ava

10. This story is total BS and is being pushed by Steve's ex wife. He is a great guy and she is a WACk JOB. TMZ do your homework and check your sources CAREFULLY. I thought you did a better job than hatchet jobs.

Posted at 4:52PM on May 28th 2009 by tmzer

11. This guy is a total loser.....Nicolette needs to ride off into the sunset alone and use some of her money to get the facts on her horse thief beau. I worked to help find these horses. It was a long three+ weeks with countless hours spent online and making phone calls to horse related contacts, police etc. One of the stolen horses belonged to my relative and we were lucky to get the horse back. That guy should be in jail!!

Posted at 6:45PM on May 28th 2009 by Another Cal Poly Alumni and relative of victim

12. Not buying it. And HELLO!!! This is so old news. Someone clearly is out to destroy his good name. It is so obvious. I think these Cal Poly "alums" are totally and 100 percent bogus. Shame on you

Posted at 7:38PM on May 28th 2009 by tmzer

13. I am one of the three victums who owns one of the horeses. It was my first year as a College Student at Cal Poly. I can't explain how I felt when I showed up to feed my horse that morning. Looking at an empty stall and wondering who could have done this. I know first hand that Steve Pate is GUILTY.

Posted at 1:17PM on May 29th 2009 by Cal Poly Alumni victum

14. I am quite shocked that the freeking tabloid is crouching this low about Steve, I happen to know him and yes The horse thing happened he was not awar they were stolen, and yes his ex wife is pissed and prob doing everything to bring him down. I did have to laugh when I heard they were calling Steve a wealth Financier... Thats a load of crap he trains horses and drives an old beat up chevy truck. ( unless Nicolette bought him a new one).

Posted at 10:31PM on May 28th 2009 by JUSTANOTHER OPNION

15. Reason #1 why you should ride mules..........nobody wants to steal them.

Posted at 12:37AM on May 29th 2009 by ?

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