Ronald Hicks, 54, of Norwalk. (Photo Courtesy of the Fullerton Police Department)

Dalida Morales, 28, of Bellflower. (Photo Courtesy of the Fullerton Police Department)

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FULLERTON A man and a woman were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of stealing a horse while walking with the steed along a street after midnight a half-mile from its ranch, authorities said on Tuesday, June 27.

A retired police officer called Fullerton police just after midnight Sunday, June 25, to say two people were walking near Brea Boulevard and Lemon Street with the animal, Sgt. Jon Radus said. Tuesday, June 27.

“When the witness confronted the two suspects, they told him that they were returning the horse to Disneyland,” Radus said.

Earlier in the day, the horse’s owner saw a man and a woman on the ranch property and asked them to leave, police said, later IDing one of the suspects.

Ronald Hicks, 54, of Norwalk and Dalida Morales, 28, of Bellflower, were arrested on suspicion of grand theft livestock, a felony.

The horse, valued at $6,500 to $7,000, was returned to its owner, police said.

Hicks and Morales were both detained without incident, although police said Hicks later tried to kick out the back window of a police car. Earlier this year, records show, he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.