Note: This story contains a graphic image of the deceased cattle. Viewer discretion is advised. Local officials are investigating the discovery of 14 stolen cattle, including eight dead cows, found in an abandoned trailer, according to the Houston County Sheriff's Office.
In a Facebook post detailing the incident, the sheriff's office said it received a call about an abandoned trailer on Highway 19 South. Upon arrival, officers discovered 14 Angus cattle, eight of which were dead, inside the foot trailer.
Officers determined the cattle had been stolen, and the case is being investigated for both theft and "cruelty to livestock. Upon arrival Houston County is located in East Texas, about miles north of Houston. It lies halfway between Waco and the Louisiana-Texas border.
The county seat is Crockett. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas officers find abandoned trailer with 14 stolen cattle, 8 dead. As year-old George Levin finished up a Sunday dinner with his mother and sister, two men left a nearby apartment with duct tape, prosecutors said, and entered the Norwood Park home after reportedly arranging a meetup with Levin online.
But in the span of about half an hour, prosecutors allege, the men brutally attacked Levin, robbed him and left him tied up in his basement, where he The couple accused of killing two Kaufman County prosecutors and one of their wives said they celebrated the murders by having a steak cookout. The male suspects ranged in age between 18 and Bowman was sentenced to death for the Feb.
