Stolen horse from Enumclaw found ‘safe and sound’
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026
A stolen horse was recently found “safe and sound” by the King County Sheriff’s Office yesterday after a week of worrying by the family.
According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, Reuben the horse, 15, was stolen in the early hours of Thursday, April 9, from his barn.
The theft followed the death of its owners, Stephanie (Hodge) Burns, who died last November from breast cancer. She was 42.
Security footage from the barn showed a truck towing a horse trailer arrive at the barn near SE 392nd Street around 1:50 a.m.
The motive for the theft is unclear; family members believe that Reuben was targeted for some reason, as no other horses were stolen, and that the thieves know exactly where he was and how to leave the area to avoid more than a dozen other security cameras.
Rebuen was found by deputies on April 13, but the theft continues to be investigated; the location of where the horse was found was not disclosed by the KCSO.
This is a developing story, and will be updated as more information becomes available.
