By Jamie Berry | Transcript Staff Writer Jul 21, 2021
14 hrs ago
Three men have been charged with 18 counts of animal cruelty after Norman police seized 356 animals from a property on East Rock Creek Road in April.
Norman residents Mark Wayne Parker, 37, and Aaron Trent Stachmus, 41, and Bryson Jacob Anglin, 31, of Norman and Blanchard, were charged Friday in Cleveland County District Court.
According to an affidavit and a past article, a Norman Animal Welfare officer noticed a possibly malnourished horse eating bark off trees April 29 at an East Rock Creek Road property known to house lots of animals. Based on prior calls, Anglin and Stachmus were known to own the property.
A criminal investigation into potential negligent and abusive treatment of more than 300 animals seized by Norman police last month has highlighted the lack of state and federal oversight for
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