Jul 17, 2008 9:35 am US/Mountain
Businessman Charged In Deaths Of 32 Bison
FAIRPLAY, Colo. (AP) ―
A Texas businessman and ranch owner is being prosecuted in the deaths of 32 bison last winter in Park County.
Jeffrey Scott Hawn, 44 of Austin, has been charged with 32 counts of animal cruelty, one count of theft of more than $20,000 and a one count of criminal mischief. Prosecutors allege that he "tortured, needlessly mutilated or needlessly killed" the bison, who belonged to another rancher.
The bison were found in late March. A few days before, Hawn had sued the bison's owner, claiming they were stampeding onto his property.
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