Couple steals 25 cows, then makes thousands selling them at market, Oklahoma cops say
Now, the Oklahoma couple is facing dozens of felony charges, deputies said. A couple from Oklahoma stole 25 cows from their grandmother and sold them at a livestock market for a $40,000 profit, according to the Caddo County Sheriff's Office. The couple claimed the cows were inherited from the woman's grandmother and were actually stolen from Squires Farms near Alfalfa, Oklahoma. The two were arrested with outstanding warrants and each charged with 25 counts of theft of a domestic animal, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and obtaining money by false pretense. The cattle sold at the livestock market were returned to Squires Farm, but police are still investigating whether others were involved.
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When investigators came across a couple’s documents saying they sold 25 cows for a huge profit, they told an Oklahoma farmer to check his cattle.
The couple told police during a traffic stop June 4 that the 25 cows were inherited from the woman’s grandmother, but they were actually stolen from Squires Farms near Alfalfa, Oklahoma, the Caddo County Sheriff’s Office said in a June 11 Facebook post.
The two had taken the cows to a livestock market, selling them for a $40,000 profit, according to deputies and KOCO.
Both suspects were arrested with outstanding warrants, deputies said.
“These subjects have been the target of several investigations of burglary and theft in various locations around the county,” the sheriff’s office said.
They were each charged with 25 counts of theft of a domestic animal, unauthorized use of a vehicle and obtaining money by false pretense, deputies said.
The cattle sold at the livestock market were returned to Squires Farm, police said. They’re continuing to investigate because they believe others were involved.
Alfalfa is about an 85-mile drive southwest of Oklahoma City.