{"id":25072,"date":"2026-08-02T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25072"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:41:29","slug":"texas-man-charged-with-cattle-theft-after-buying-77-head-on-bad-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25072","title":{"rendered":"Texas man charged with cattle theft after buying 77 head on bad checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A 25-year-old <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208255\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> man faces charges after he allegedly bought dozens of cattle with bad checks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Payton Dean Carroll was charged with felony second-degree <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208256\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/robbery-theft\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cattle theft<\/a> after purchasing 77 head of cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc., the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Department said in a release on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The alleged theft totaled $159,604.03.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208257\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chick-fil-employee-busted-bizarre-mac-cheese-theft-scheme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEE BUSTED IN BIZARRE $80K MAC-AND-CHEESE THEFT SCHEME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/cowmugshot.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/cowmugshot.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/cowmugshot.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/cowmugshot.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/cowmugshot.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split of the suspect's mug shot and some cattle.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Payton Dean Carroll was charged with felony second-degree cattle theft after purchasing 77 head of cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc., with bad checks, the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Department said.<\/span> <span>(Mario Tama\/Getty Images; Leon County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The sheriff\u2019s office\u2019s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208258\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Criminal Investigations Division<\/a> began investigating Carroll on July 17 after receiving a report of the alleged crime.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208259\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/single-crushing-problem-american-cattle-ranchers-wish-trump-would-fix-instead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE SINGLE CRUSHING PROBLEM AMERICAN CATTLE RANCHERS WISH TRUMP WOULD FIX INSTEAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/beef-cattle.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/beef-cattle.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/beef-cattle.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/beef-cattle.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/beef-cattle.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Cattle resting in field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Cattle rest in a field on June 5, 2026 in Hamilton, Texas.<\/span> <span>(Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Our office extends thanks to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_6208260\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Police Department<\/a>, Texas &amp; Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Navarro County Sheriff\u2019s Office for their assistance throughout this investigation,&#8221; the sheriff\u2019s office said in the release.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/leon-county-sheriffs-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/leon-county-sheriffs-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/leon-county-sheriffs-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/leon-county-sheriffs-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/leon-county-sheriffs-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Leon County Sheriff's Office\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Leon County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Centerville Texas.<\/span> <span>(Google Maps)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carroll is from Barry, Texas, according to the sheriff&#8217;s department.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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