An Opelousas man was convicted on multiple counts of animal cruelty.
After a trial this week, Gordon Miller, 66, was found guilty by a judge of 14 counts of animal cruelty.
The case was investigated by St. Landry Parish Animal Control and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Katie Ryan.
After the trial, the judge sentenced Miller to six months in jail, suspended, and five years of unsupervised probation, 40 hours of community service. During his probation, he's not allowed to own any animals.
Back in February 2024, animal control investigators responded to a complaint of malnourished cattle on Miller's property. Investigators arrested Miller and seized 23 animals, including cattle, horses and dogs.
Miller was convicted of failing to provide proper food, water, shelter and/or veterinary care for the animals.
