A St. Paul woman faces a felony charge for allegedly stealing a sheep from a farm in Bloomington, according to court documents.
St. Paul woman accused of rustling sheep from Bloomington farm
Mandy Kay Bower, 42, is charged with rustling and livestock theft, according to court documents.
October 24, 2024 at 7:15PM
Mandy Kay Bower, 42, was arrested on Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington on the evening of Oct. 19 after officers saw her and a male walking with a dog and a sheep on a leash.
According to police, Bower told officers that she purchased the sheep for $200. However, one of the officers noticed burs, a prickly plant found in fields, all over Bower and the sheep.
The male with Bower told officers she stepped over the fence of a farm, put a leash on one of the sheep and pulled it through the fence, according to the charging document. Bower pulled so hard that the sheep was choking, the male told officers, according to the document.
The officers eventually spoke to an employee and owner of the nearby farm and confirmed that the sheep, a breeding hair ram worth about $500, had not been sold to Bower, according to court documents.
Bower is charged with rustling and livestock theft. In a booking photo, Bower appears to have a tattoo of a sheep covering her left cheek.
Leo Pomerenke is a University of Minnesota student on assignment with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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