Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Neighbor's Hogs

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Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Neighbor's Hogs

By Becky Ogann

NEVADA (AP) - A man accused of killing 41 of his neighbor's hogs near Collins in central Iowa has pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree criminal mischief.

Jonathon Wright, of Collins, was accused of letting the hogs loose and running them over with his pickup truck on March 9.

Wright was charged with 41 counts of livestock abuse, second-degree criminal mischief and trespassing.

According to court documents filed on Tuesday in Story County District Court, he pleaded guilty to the criminal mischief charge and will be sentenced on Aug. 15.

The hogs were owned by Struthers Farms. Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said that a feud may have been behind the incident.
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Saturday, Jul 19 at 9:13 AM HA wrote ...

Geez, I would be bored after killing the first 20 or so.

Friday, Jul 18 at 8:33 AM Rachie wrote ...

If you go to this link, it actually gives a lot more detail into the story: http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2087

Friday, Jul 18 at 8:13 AM Anonymous wrote ...

ANIMAL CRUELTY INDEED! I AGREE THAT CHARGE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED.

Friday, Jul 18 at 5:11 AM Anonymous wrote ...

This is for 8:46: Iowa law does not allow you to protest property with deadly force and in Iowa any and all animals are considered property. Iowa never has allowed deadly force to protest property. Your memory stayed in Texas.

Friday, Jul 18 at 1:42 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Animal cruelty?? Toss that charge in too for the freak..

Thursday, Jul 17 at 10:51 PM come again wrote ...

the man killed 41 pigs/hogs what ever that has to be the weiredest thing i have read all day. some one either needs angermanagement or an appitite suppresan no one can eat 41 pigs all at once.

Thursday, Jul 17 at 10:25 PM Anonymous wrote ...

MMMMMmmmmmmmm bacon bits!! Yummy!!!!!!!

Thursday, Jul 17 at 8:54 PM justin wrote ...

must of had a lift kit on that truck. charlette couldnt save wilbur this time.,

Thursday, Jul 17 at 8:46 PM memory wrote ...

as my memory recalls, iowa law allows deadly force to protect livestock, and the law has been on the books for over 100 years.so far as i know, it's still an iowa law. the guy is lucky it wasn't my farm, i'd have shot his dumb @$$

Thursday, Jul 17 at 3:44 PM god wrote ...

This guy must be one helluva driver to get 41 of them with a pickup! Those hogs can actually be pretty elusive. All the sudden I'm hungry for pork chops.

Thursday, Jul 17 at 1:41 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Makin' Bacon!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, Jul 17 at 1:23 PM NURSE BETTY wrote ...

WHAT A FREAK!!

Thursday, Jul 17 at 12:44 PM Dopey wrote ...

This guy needs some SERIOUS mental help before he is allowed back into society.

Thursday, Jul 17 at 12:06 PM Treemonkey wrote ...

Thats one sick SOB. Apparently no regard for living things. Don't imagine he has any regard for humans either.

Thursday, Jul 17 at 10:45 AM sick wrote ...

This guy is just plain sick. Regardless what the hogs are raised for, running them down with a truck is sooo wrong and he deserves to be locked up. How does a person purposly just run over an animal?? Your disgusting!

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