Charges filed over bison slaughter
Story By: Bea Karnes
Source: AP
Park County Published 56 day(s) ago
A Texas man faces charges of animal cruelty and theft in the slaughter of 32 bison on a Colorado ranch in March. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Jeffrey Scott Hawn of Austin, who controls the ranch where the bison were shot.
In the past, his Denver attorney, Steve Csajaghy has said the bison were damaging Hawn's property and Hawn had no choice but to get rid of them.
Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener has said the bison had wandered off the property of their owner, Monte Downare, and onto Hawn's ranch.
