{"id":33558,"date":"2026-08-09T00:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33558"},"modified":"2026-08-09T00:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:45:37","slug":"video-shows-alabama-deputies-wrangling-a-1500-pound-runaway-bull-oversized-escape-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33558","title":{"rendered":"Video shows Alabama deputies wrangling a 1,500-pound runaway bull: &#8220;Oversized escape artist&#8221;"},"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 id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Alabama sheriff&#8217;s deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the animal.<\/p>\n<p>The bull ran away as the ropes got closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pickens County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1D2WYAAN5b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> after &#8220;a few slips and falls,&#8221; the &#8220;oversized escape artist&#8221; was back in custody without any injury. <\/p>\n<p>The deputies said after containing the bull, they were better off &#8220;patrolling the county&#8221; than trying to &#8220;make a living on the rodeo circuit.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll hang our cowboy hats and boots back on the wall at least until the next bull decides to go sightseeing,&#8221; the Pickens County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\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>Alabama sheriff&#8217;s deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County.\u00a0 Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the animal. 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