UPDATED: Behen pleaded guilty to one county of animal count of abandonment on Oct. 22, according to online court records.

A judge sentenced him to one year probation and ordered him to pay court costs.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Trenton man has been charged with neglect after he allegedly dumped a litter of emaciated puppies on a rural property.

Livingston County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Sunday, May 25, indicate that Patrick L. Behen, 24, of Trenton, has been charged after a litter of puppies was dumped on a rural property.

A probable cause statement filed by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office revealed that around 9:30 a.m. on March 3, law enforcement officials were contacted about the abandonment of half a dozen puppies.

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