Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 2
Texas Man Charged in $159,604 Cattle Theft Over 77 Head
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 2

Texas Man Charged in $159,604 Cattle Theft Over 77 Head

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 2

Summary

  • Payton Dean Carroll, 25, was charged with felony second-degree cattle theft after authorities said he bought 77 cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing with bad checks.
  • The alleged loss totaled $159,604.03, according to a Saturday release from the Leon County Sheriff’s Department.
  • Leon County investigators opened the case on July 17 after receiving a report of the suspected theft.
  • Buffalo police, the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Navarro County Sheriff’s Office assisted the investigation; Carroll is from Barry, Texas.

Insights

Could this $159,000 bad-check cattle scheme escalate into a federal wire fraud case if the stolen herd crossed state lines?
With cattle prices surging in 2026, could a simple bad check collapse a local livestock market before the fraud is discovered?