Grand Rapids Man Facing 20 Charges Related to Animal Torture & Improper Burial

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — A Grand Rapids man is accused of animal torture and improper burial in Itasca County.

42-year-old Jacob Landeslag is facing 20 charges.

According to the criminal complaint, 92 of his 140 goats dies while on a property in Bovey.

Officers found three piles of dead goats on the property.

The surviving goats were dehydrated and malnourished, according to the complaint. They have since been moved to a different farm to heal.