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Cattle thief gets 30 years in prison

Easter
Clinton Easter, 47, of Eastland County, was convicted Jan. 28 of 2 first degree felony cattle theft charges in Coleman County and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He will serve 30 years confinement, concurrently, on each case. Easter had also been charged with the same of similar offenses in Eastland, Comanche and Stephens counties.
Easter confessed to the crimes and Coleman County District Attorney Heath Hemphill prosecuted the case.
Easter was found guilty after an investigation, led by TSCRA Special Rangers Joe Roberts and H.D. Brittain, revealed he was responsible for the thefts. TSCRA Special Rangers Wayne Goodman, Marvin Wills and John Bradshaw assisted with the investigation.
Roberts said additional prosecutions are expected to be handed down in this case.
TSCRA would like to thank the following for their assistance with this investigation: Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) Texas Rangers, Eastland County Sheriff’s Department, Coleman County Sheriff’s Department, Comanche County Sherriff’s Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Department and the Cisco Police Department.
“Through the teamwork of TSCRA Special Rangers, law enforcement authorities and District Attorney Hemphill, we were able to send a clear message that cattle theft comes with extremely severe consequences,” said Roberts. “I appreciate those who worked with us throughout the investigation to make sure justice prevailed.”

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
February 4, 2016

Categories: The Cattleman Now, Theft & Law

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