Presque Isle County man arraigned after DNR discovered 85 abused, abandoned animals

Presque Isle County man arraigned after DNR discovered 85 abused, abandoned animals
Presque Isle County man arraigned after DNR discovered 85 abused, abandoned animals

LANSING

Some of the horses discovered during service of a search warrant by conservation officers in July.

Scott Allen Thompson, 56, of Hawks, was arraigned today by a judge in Montmorency County 88th District Court, following an animal cruelty investigation conducted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Thompson pleaded not guilty to four charges, including: One felony of failing to prov…