Southern Oregon prosecutors unsealed a walloping 371-count indictment against Brian Tenney — the owner of a southern Oregon roadside zoo that has been dogged by animal maltreatment complaints for years .

Tenney, 53, made his first appearance Monday in the Coos County Circuit Court to hear the charges, which include some 320 charges of second-degree animal neglect, a felony, as well as unlawful possession of methamphetamine, cocaine and a machine gun.

The most serious charge lodged against Tenney is racketeering, which carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

Defense attorneys for the zoo owner didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Tenney was released after his daughter posted 10% of his $160,000 bail on Monday, records show.

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