MONTROSE, Colo. (KKTV) - A 61-year-old man has been charged with 84 counts of animal cruelty following the deaths of two horses on a Montrose property, according to the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office.

On May 31, the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation was opened after a report of a dead horse on a property on 5875 Road.

An officer with MCSO Animal Control then spoke with the suspect, identified by the sheriff’s office as Scott Flores, and took several pictures of horses on his property.

Deputies say animal control then received a report of a second dead horse on the same property on June 12, and the Bureau of Animal Protection (BAP) and Colorado Department of Agriculture were contacted to assist with the investigation.

On June 19, deputies said BAP acquired an admi

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