The former operator of a Nebraska training ranch for Bureau of Land Management mustangs has been found guilty on 145 of the 149 felony animal cruelty charges against him.

Jason Meduna was charged with 149 counts of class 4 felony animal abandonment and cruel animal neglect resulting in injury or death last April after Morrill County law enforcement authorities and personnel from equine welfare agencies removed more than 200 allegedly malnourished mustangs from his ranch in Alliance.

On Friday, a Morrill County jury found Meduna guilty of 145 charges. He faces up to 5 years in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for each count. Sentencing will take place on Feb. 23.

Meduna's attorney John S. Berry declined to comment on the verdict