AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re learning new details after 11 horses were seized following an investigation into alleged animal ill-treatment, according to Aiken County Code Enforcement.

On Tuesday, Aiken County Code Enforcement, assisted by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant after weeks of welfare checks and reports of neglected animals.

Officials say Cynthia Vest, 45, of R&B Way, was arrested and charged with 11 counts of ill-treatment of animals. She was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on Wednesday.

The investigation began Oct. 14, when officers responded to a complaint reporting abandoned chickens, ducks, dogs and possibly horses.

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