TWO ARRESTED ON STOLEN CATTLE CHARGES IN LINCOLN COUNTY
Posted by arthur1234 on October 5, 2010
Special Agents from the Investigative Services Unit of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry arrested two suspects yesterday for multiple cattle thefts in Lincoln County. Special Agents from the Investigative Unit working with the Lincoln and Hughes County Sheriffs’ Offices arrested the suspects as they attempted to sell cattle which were stolen from a Lincoln County ranch Friday, October 1.
ODAFF agents and deputies from the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Angella Wallace and Charles Wallace for receiving and concealing stolen property, said Col. Mike Grimes, Chief Agent of the state agriculture department’s Investigative Services Unit. The suspects were attempting to sell the cattle at the Holdenville livestock market when the cattle were identified as having been stolen.
This is the third arrest in a short time frame of suspects believed to be involved in multiple thefts of cattle, he said. Special Agents continue to investigate to determine other thefts these subjects may have committed. Other recent arrests have involved subjects in Woodward, Jefferson and Love Counties.
“The evidence found so far in this investigation indicates these subjects have been stealing cattle for some time,” Grimes said.
Special Agent Captain Jerry Flowers, working with the Hughes County Undersheriff Doug Sipes, recovered the stolen cattle which were valued at $14,000. The cattle were branded, which assisted in the identification and recovery of the cattle.
Anyone with information regarding theft of livestock, agricultural equipment, trailers or other items are encouraged to contact their county sheriff department and the ODAFF Investigative Services Unit at (405) 522-6104.
