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UPDATE: Second Man Arrested in Connection to Break-in and Pig Theft

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We have an update on the weekend break-in of an Oceana County barn.

A second man is being charged in connection with the theft of one pig and deaths of two others.

Benjamin McGhan, 29-year-old from Bitely, was charged today for his role in the farms crimes.

Another man, Christopher Abbatoy, 28-year-old from Bitely, was charged Monday.

A barn at Valley View Pork Farm in Colfax Township was burglarized on Saturday.

One pig was stolen and two 300 pound sows were injured and later had to be euthanized.

 

 

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