Richard Reed Stevens, 64, pleaded no contest and was sentenced in Linn County Circuit Court last week in an animal neglect case.
He entered the plea agreement under the condition that he receive no jail time.
Stevens pleaded no contest to second-degree animal neglect and a wildlife violation. Twenty-two counts of second-degree animal neglect and a charge of wasting wildlife were dismissed.
He was sentenced to five years probation and 10 days compensatory service. He…