SWAN VALLEY, Idaho — On Sunday afternoon, the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office was called by a farmer who found five of his cows shot and killed. The incident happened in Swan Valley, east of Idaho Falls. Police said they were able to identify a suspect, who is a minor, from talking with residents.
"This morning Deputies made contact with a juvenile associated with the vehicle in question who admitted to killing the cows," a press release stated. "That subject was taken into custody and booked into the 3-B Juvenile Detention Facility."
The sheriff's office said that felony charges for malicious injury to property are pending and the cows were valued at over $22,000.
No other information is available at this time.
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