CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — A Cranberry man accused of neglecting several horses and pigs at an Ashland Township farm is set to appear in Clarion County Central Court next week.
According to court documents, 29-year-old Emmett Andrew Freshcorn, of Cranberry, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in Clarion County Central Court at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17.
Clarion-based State Police filed charges against Freshcorn on August 21, 2017, after he allegedly failed to provide food and water to animals on his Ashland Township farm.
Freshcorn is facing 27 summary counts of Cruelty to Animals and one count of Disorderly Conduct-Hazardous/Physical Offense.
Online court documents indicate a subpoena was hand-delivered to Freshcorn on September 22.
According to a criminal complaint, the investigation began on August 9 after state police received a complaint from a neighbor regarding “poor living conditions and poor overall health” of two horses and approximately 25 pigs located at a farm along Camp Coffman Road in Ashland Township, Clarion County.
On August 9, Clarion-based State Trooper Graf went to the farm but found no one there, and it appeared as if no one had been at the farm for an extended period, the complaint states.