LINCOLN COUNTY – A Kansas man accused of alleged cattle theft in November made a court appearance on Tuesday.

Keith Buttenhoff, 61, Lincoln,  faces seven felony charges in connection with taking cows from a pasture in Lincoln County, according to documents from the Lincoln County Attorney’s office.

He is accused of taking two Charloais, a black mix, a black white-face, a white-mix, and two additional mixed cows and faces an additional charge of criminal trespass for entering a pasture in Beaver-township in Lincoln County.

Julie Effenbeck was appointed Buttenhoff’s court appointed attorney during Tuesday’s hearing.

The preliminary hearing was continued to June 14.