Two arrests have been made in the theft of more than 50 head of cattle sold at auctions around Northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri.
Shane Joseph Horn, 30, of Valley Springs and Aaron Wesley Sayres, 29, of Harrison have both been charged with felony theft of property, according to a Wednesday news release from the office of Boone County Sheriff Mike Moore.
Horn was taken into custody at the Farmers Livestock Auction in Springdale while in possession of stolen cattle, the release said. The Washington County sheriff's office assisted in the arrests.
Boone County investigators working with Newton County Sheriff Keith Slape and the Arkansas State Police on reports of cattle thefts found that records from area livestock auctions showed Horn and Sayres had netted more than $67,000 in profits from cattle sales in a three-month period, the release said.
The investigators determined that Horn and Sayres obtained at least some of the stolen cattle from a 250-acre farm in the Alpena area of Boone County, the release said.
Other cattle thefts have been reported in the area, and the investigation is ongoing.
Horn and Sayres posted bond and are awaiting court appearances, the release said.
State Desk on 09/24/2015