Alan Edwin Erickson

Not stated, MT

Conviction: One felony count of aggravated animal cruelty under § 45-8-217(2), MCA, involving neglect of a herd of 10 or more horses.
Conviction or sentencing date: Guilty plea before 2022-06-22; sentencing hearing 2022-06-22; written judgment 2022-07-07
Sentence: Six-year deferred sentence; forfeiture of 58 seized horses; jointly and severally liable with Robert Edwin Erickson for $317,018.68 in animal-care costs under the written judgment. The Montana Supreme Court later ordered the separate 10% administrative fee stricken; preserve the underlying cost-of-care obligation, not the invalid administrative fee.
Case number: Lewis and Clark County CDC 2021-316; Montana Supreme Court DA 22-0510
Last source verification: 2026-09-30