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Camden, Ark. – A second Arkansas man was arrested Wednesday and placed in the Ouachita County, Ark. jail as a suspect in the theft of approximately 70 head of cattle across Texas and Arkansas.
The suspect, Levi Boyd, 37, of Camden, Ark. was arrested by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Rangers Toney Hurley and Brent Mast in Camden Ark., after the special rangers met with the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office.
Hurley and Mast are transporting Boyd back to Texas to be placed in the Panola County jail. Boyd is facing charges of theft of livestock and theft of property.
Boyd’s arrest is directly connected to the arrest of Bradley Wayne Guthrey, 25, of North Little Rock, Ark. Guthrey was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 9 after a seven hour manhunt, and he was charged with multiple felonies after it was revealed that he was involved in the theft of the approximately 70 head of cattle and ranch equipment across Texas and Arkansas. Guthrey remains in the Panola County jail.
Boyd and Guthrey worked together to steal the cattle and property. Boyd confessed to the TSCRA special rangers that he was involved in this theft case.
TSCRA special rangers expect more charges to be filed on Boyd.
TSCRA would like to thank the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office and the Robertson County Sheriff Chris Sanders for their assistance in this investigation.
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TSCRA has 30 special rangers stationed strategically throughout Texas and Oklahoma who have in-depth knowledge of the cattle industry and are trained in all facets of law enforcement. All are commissioned as Special Rangers by the Texas Department of Public Safety and/or the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
TSCRA is a 137-year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 16,500 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.