| Fri Mar 18, 2:43 PM ET |
By Tinuola Awopetu, Court TV
(Court TV) — Terry Patterson's sheep can sleep easily at night again.
Suspecting that his livestock were the subject of unwanted nighttime attention, Patterson decided to install a surveillance system in his barn. In the early hours of March 8, the Pennsylvania farmer's suspicions proved correct when he caught Bruce Englar having sex with one of the animals.
Lt. Mark Bentzel of the Northern York County Regional Police department said that when Patterson's alarm system went off, the man first called police and then went to check on his animals. The farmer peered into his window and saw Englar, 53, engaged in intercourse.
Patterson yelled at the intruder to stop what he was doing. A police officer patrolling nearby heard the commotion and arrested Englar.
According to the newspaper The York Daily Record, the officer reportedly found twine in the suspect's back pocket. Englar had allegedly used portions of the rope to tie down the animal before engaging in the sexual act.
Englar denied any wrongdoing and instead told police that he was just petting the sheep, the report said.
He was charged with burglary, trespassing, criminal attempt of sexual intercourse with an animal, and possession of instruments of a crime. He was released on $10,000 bond from the York Court Prison.
