News Team HELENA – Robert Edwin Erickson, 71, of Helena was found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty by a jury on Wednesday. Erickson was one of three men charged in the June 2021 case of 58 horses being abused on the Erickson property. The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a property on June 1 in the 6700 block of Applegate Road where they seized the 58 horses and transported them to the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds. The animals were later transferred to a separate secure location.
Helena Horse Abuse: Guilty as Charged
Helena Horse Abuse: Guilty as Charged
Helena Horse Abuse: Guilty as Charged
News Team HELENA – Robert Edwin Erickson, 71, of Helena was found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty by a jury on Wednesday. Erickson was one of three men charged in the June 2021 case of 58 horses being abused on the Erickson property. The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a property on June 1 in the 6700 block of Applegate Road where they seized the 58 horses and transported them to the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds. The animals were later transferred to a separate secure location.