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Minnesota Man Indicted on Animal Terrorism Charge

By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Nov 19, 2009 at 2:32 PM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM CDT

DES MOINES (AP) - A Minneapolis man has been indicted on animal terrorism charges in Iowa.

Scott DeMuth is named in an indictment unsealed Thursday that charges him with one count of conspiring to commit animal enterprise terrorism and cause economic damage exceeding $10,000.

The charge comes after DeMuth was found in contempt of court earlier this week for refusing to answer grand jury questions.

The indictment indicates the alleged acts committed by DeMuth occurred between Nov. 9, 2004, and Nov. 20, 2004, in Johnson County.

Grand jury proceedings are secret and the indictment does not specify the alleged incident but during that same period there was a break-in at an animal research lab at the University of Iowa.

An e-mail message left Thursday for DeMuth's attorney, Barbara Nimis, was not immediately returned.

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