The man accused of slaughtering a sow and two piglets at the Clarkston FFA barn in May remains in custody at the Asotin County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
27-year-old Lyden Blackburn, who was arrested July 1, made his first appearance in Asotin County Superior Court earlier this week. He will be arraigned Monday on charges of first-degree burglary, three counts of malicious killing of livestock, two counts of second-degree theft of livestock and two counts of second-degree animal cruelty.
The Lewiston Tribune reports Blackburn allegedly stole a roommate’s rifle, walked to the barn along 16th Avenue, and killed the three pigs in the early morning hours of May 16.
Videos of the killings were circulated on social media, along with a $500 reward for information from Helping Hands Rescue.
