A Marengo man is accused of forcefully pulling a steer’s tail during a rodeo held near Woodstock in August.

Alfredo Magallanes, 24, is charged with animal cruelty, a Class A misdemeanor, according to the criminal complaint filed in the McHenry County court.

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The complaint alleges that on Aug. 16, Magallanes participated in a rodeo steer-tailing event held in the 18000 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road. He is accused of “knowingly pull[ing] the tail of a live steer with sufficient force which caused a degloving injury, that was captured on drone video. The act caused pain and exposed the animal to further harm and infection, constituting cruel treatment of the steer.”

Magallanes made a first appearance before a judge Tuesday and was released from the county jail pretrial. His next appearance is set for Dec. 18.

Magallanes is among a group of people charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in connection to the McHenry County rodeo event, court records show, including Freddy Silva, 36, of Sleepy Hollow; Alfredo Gallegos, 49, of Hampshire; and Socorro Barrientos, 67, of Belvidere; and a 17-year-old from Lockport.