Horrifying discovery on California horse farm leads to depraved owner's arrest

A California equine workplace proprietor has been arrested aft constabulary recovered much than 2 twelve dormant horses and adjacent much malnourished connected her property. 

Legacy Farms owner, Jan Ann Johnson Pestana, 62, of Clements, was arrested connected Wednesday for carnal cruelty aft San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office executed a hunt warrant successful regards to their 'ongoing carnal neglect investigation,' it said successful a statement. 

While searching the ample property, investigators recovered 'several malnourished horses' who had 'limited entree to immoderate nutrient oregon water'. 

More shockingly, authorities recovered 'approximately 27 deceased horses', it said successful a Facebook post. 

Animal Services Officers and veterinarians began evaluating the horses and different animals connected the property, starring to 4 horses needing to beryllium euthanized and 1 bull, according to the Sheriff's Office. 

More than 60 horses were saved and were taken to Oakdale Equine Rescue, the institution said. The rescue 'will guarantee they person due nutrition, aesculapian attention, and rehabilitation,' according to police. 

Johnson was arrested and charged with cruelty to an animal, threatening a nationalist official, transgression threats, and possession of a short-barrel shotgun. 

The Sheriff's Office besides said Johnson had a warrant retired for her apprehension for allegedly threatening a school, employees, and officers, CBS reported. 

She allegedly threatened officers portion they were pursuing up connected the carnal neglect investigation. They aboriginal returned with a warrant. 

She was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail connected a $625,000 bail. It appears she has bailed retired arsenic she is not presently listed successful custody. 

Pestana is owed backmost successful tribunal connected Friday. 

This isn't Pestana's archetypal run-in with the law. The rancher was accused of elder maltreatment successful 2006. 

She was accused of swindling $150,000 from an aged pistillate to acquisition horses and different equipment, a local study said astatine the time. 

Police are inactive looking into whether oregon not she utilized the wealth for her farm, according to CBS. 

She was the woman's caretaker and the aged pistillate lived successful a location Pestana and her hubby owned.