Six cows dead, other animals neglected
Potlatch, ID (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Mar 31, 1997
County: Latah

Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Alan Terry Walser

Alan Terry Walser, has been found guilty and convicted of animal cruelty by a six-member jury verdict on Friday.

Walser, a Potlatch-area rancher will serve 10 days in jail or be monitored electronically by authorities. He has also been ordered to pay $163.50 in fines and court costs for the misdemeanor conviction and e on probation for two years.

The sentencing was given by Magistrate Patrick Costello of Orofino. The judge suspended 80 days of a 90-day jail sentence.

Livestock was confiscated by authorities on the3 Walser ranch last spring after six cows were found dead. Also a number of cattle, pigs and other animals were found to be neglected by Walser between the dates of Dec 18, 1996 and April 24, 1997.

The case was prosecuted by Latah County Deputy Prosecutor Douglas Whitney. James E. Siebe from Moscow defended Alan Walser.

References

• Lewiston ID Morning Tribune - Nov 18, 1997

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