Investigation into dead horses found on farm continuing

CHARLESTON – Coles County Sheriff's detectives found 14 dead horses on a farm on the southwest edge of Charleston on Wednesday.

The investigation, prompted by a neighbor's complaint of a horrible odor, found the dead horses in varying stages of decomposition, plus some live horses that appeared emaciated, said Coles County Sheriff's Lt. Tad Freezeland.

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