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March 8, 2019Unadilla, NE |  By: AP

Nebraska farmer imprisoned for a 2nd time for neglecting livestock

A southeast Nebraska farmer who was imprisoned for
neglecting his animals in 2011 is headed back to prison and won't be allowed to
own any livestock after he gets out.

Otoe County District Court records say 67-year-old John Maahs, of Unadilla, was
sentenced Wednesday to two years. Judge Julie Smith also barred him from
possessing livestock for 75 years. He'd pleaded no contest to five counts of
abandonment or cruel neglect of livestock.

Authorities tipped off last April found the carcasses of more than 40 pigs and
15 goats on the farm, with live hogs feeding on dead hogs. Animals were locked
inside buildings without food or water, although deputies found plenty of feed
in sacks on the farm.

Maahs pleaded no contest in 2012 to the same charge and served more than a year
in prison. In September 2011 deputies found about 1,000 hog carcasses on the
property.