(KNZA)--A Jackson County man convicted of 45 counts of animal cruelty has learned his fate.
Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News that Frank Johnson, of rural Hoyt, was given a suspended one year jail sentence Monday and placed on two years supervised probation.
As a condition of his probation, Miller said Johnson is to not posses any animals during that time.
He was found guilty following a bench trial last month, which consolidated two cases against him. Johnson has filed a notice of appeal.
The first case was filed last August after 12 horses, determined to be in poor health, were removed from Johnson’s farm.
The second case was filed in December, charging Johnson with an additional 33 counts of animal cruelty. That followed an investigation in November by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office first began receiving complaints in April 2017 that the horses at the farm were living in poor conditions.
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