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07/04/2013

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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Once they reached his residence, Damschroder said he had dairy calves in the back pasture. When deputies went to check on the animals, they found two dead calves and two that were weak and sickly, the report continues. One calf was lying down and did not get up as a deputy approached it. That calf had visible ribs showing, as well as its backbone, the report says. One deputy noticed several bowls near the calves, but none contained water. Finally, another deputy located "a large blue barrel that had about 6 inches of water in it," the report adds. "Unfortunately the height of the barrel did not allow the calves to easily access the water," the report notes. One deputy then filled two of the small bowls with water and let the calves drink it, which they did eagerly, the report adds. Damschroder told the deputies he did not know any of the calves were dead, according to the report. Page 56 During the course of the investigation, the report also notes, Damschroder "started wandering around the property and gradually became argumentative and aggressive" toward the officers. "The defendant would start cursing at the other deputies and me," one officer wrote in the report. At one point, according to the report, Damschroder approached a deputy and used his left hand to push the deputy in the chest, "as if to push [him] back." The two sick calves are being treated at West Coast Veterinary Center/Braden River Equine on State Road 72 in Sarasota, where they were doing well on July 2. "[They] are still in need of medical care," a news release notes. Damschroder has been charged with four counts of Confinement of Animals without Sufficient Food and Water, one count of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and one count of Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, the report says. A veterinary clinic staff member feeds one of the rescued calves. Photo contributed by the Sheriff's Office

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