Park County News Extra

May 08, 2008



 

CHARGES FILED IN BISON SLAUGHTER

On Thursday, May 8, Judge Stephen Groome issued an arrest warrant for Jeffrey Scott Hawn of Austin Texas, according to a news release from the Park County Sheriff.

The charges listed are Theft as a Class 3 Felony - 1 Count, Criminal Mischief, a Class 3 Felony - 1 Count, and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals a Class 6 Felony - 32 Counts.

These charges stem from an incident involving the slaughter of privately-owned buffalo on private and government land in March of this year.

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