Farm & Ranch
Texas man arrested in Ohio on warrants conducted by Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers in Texas and Oklahoma
A Texas man was arrested last Friday by members of the U.S. Marshals, Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force – Canton, Ohio Division, on warrants stemming from two separate investigations being conducted by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers in Texas and Oklahoma.
TSCRA Special Ranger Bart Perrier led the investigation in Oklahoma where the suspect, Raymond James (RJ) Fleming purchased 63 head of cattle for $112,805 from a victim in Bryan County, OK on June 6.
Perrier said Fleming paid for the cattle with two separate bad checks.
After the investigation, a warrant was issued for Fleming’s arrest out of Bryan County, OK on July 11 charging him with one count of obtaining property by false pretenses, and a bond was set at $5,000 on this charge.
According to Perrier, Fleming had also agreed to purchase 20 cow/calf pairs and one bull from a victim in Clay County for the sum of $50,800.
This investigation was led by TSCRA Special Ranger John Bradshaw after he found out Fleming had failed to pay for $30,800 of the cattle he received.
A warrant was issued for Fleming’s arrest charging him with one count of theft of livestock under $100,000 from the elderly, a second degree felony.
Perrier and Bradshaw learned that Fleming had left the area, and they spent the last several weeks attempting to locate Fleming.
The investigation revealed that Fleming was located in Canton, OH where he was arrested on the outstanding warrants in Texas and Oklahoma, and he will be extradited back to both states to face these charges.
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
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