The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office released the entire file on the October incident to the Zanesville Times Recorder on Tuesday, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.
The report includes first-hand accounts from deputies who were forced to shoot to kill the animals released by Terry Thompson.
"The bear turned in my direction and began to run at me," Deputy Jonathan Merry wrote. "I was able to draw my pistol and fire one shot, striking the bear which collapsed approximately 7 feet in front of me."
Another deputy described the discovery of Thompson's body, McEntyre reported.
"As we pulled closed, we could see that Terry Thompson was laying flat on his back with his pants pulled down to his ankles," the deputy wrote. "There was a handgun laying approximately 15 feet from where Terry Thompson was laying and also a pair of blue bolt cutters near the handgun.
John Moore, a caretaker on Thompson's property, told investigators he saw Thompson the night before the animals were released when he went to help feed the animals.
He told deputies that as he prepared to leave that evening, Thompson said he had received a letter from his wife, Marian, that disturbed him and that he "had a plan" and Moore would know it "when it happens."
Moore told deputies Marian Thompson had left the farm in April or May on business. He said she would come to the farm two or three times each week to check on things and sent money so food and materials for the farm.
Moore said he bought at least 2,000 pounds of chicken weekly to feed the big cats.
Marian Thompson has been out of town on business, said her attorney, Dean Wilson. She has not made any statements about her husband's death or the confiscation of six surviving animals.
The final report doesn't include any statements or interviews with Marian Thompson. Lutz said she wasn't at the scene Oct. 18, so there was no reason to interview her.
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