TECUMSEH — A former employee has been accused of starting a fire that killed about 20,000 chickens and destroyed a barn at a poultry operation in southeast Nebraska.
Johnson County Court records say 52-year-old Kimberly Bohling is charged with 10 felony counts, including arson and burglary.Â
The records say Tecumseh Poultry had fired Bohling on Jan. 23 and that the first incident occurred Feb. 2 at the company site 3 miles north of Tecumseh. Someone turned on heaters and turned off fans at two poultry barns, imperiling the chickens.
Similar incidents occurred Feb. 23, March 30 and on April 5, the night one of the barns was set on fire.