Bakos

BACKGROUND

Bakos ran a pheasant hunting club in Lincoln, providing pheasants for hunting and hunting dogs for rent. In 2019, V.E. reported to the Humane Society that there were unsanitary conditions in the dog kennels at the Bakos property. Roach, a level 2 humane officer with the Humane Society, investigated the report. V.E. told Roach about kennels that were filthy with weeks-old dog feces; kennels that were unprotected from the weather; dogs that looked unhealthy; puppies that had no water; puppies housed with older dogs that were aggressive toward the puppies; and a puppy kept with older dogs that was emaciated and had injuries. V.E. also told Roach that several months prior he had seen underweight pheasants. Roach reviewed a report from veterinarian Maggie Rousseau, who examined a puppy from the Bakos property and opined the puppy was emaciated, injured, and had other problems. Roach signed an Affidavit of Search Warrant declaring, among other things, that the property described in the affidavit was “lawfully seizable pursuant to Penal Code section 597.1” and requesting that a search warrant issue. A judge issued a search warrant under section 597.1. Roach and Frieborn,…