Linn County Sheriff deputies responded to an animal neglect case in the 40000 block of Rodgers Mountain Loop near Scio after receiving information that multiple sheep were in various stages of neglect.
Deputies arrested owner Brian Dietrich, 43, of Scio, following an investigation. He was arrested July 11 on 26 counts of second-degree animal neglect, and was transported to the Linn County Jail.
Deputies began an investigation and obtained permission from the uninvolved landowner, who…