AND LAW ARRESTS


THEFT


Denver City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Offense Theft of Livestock


A Michael Barr TSCRA Special Ranger


DENVER CITY MAN PLED GUILTY ON FEB. 10 TO A FEDERAL OFFENSE OF THEFT OF LIVESTOCK, after he lied to a federal agent by claiming ownership of cattle that were


not his. Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Ranger


Michael Barr led the investigation. Barr received a call from USDA Offi cer Richard Newell about the apprehension


of 2 Mexican cows on the U.S.-Mexico border in Presidio County. The cows were taken to the USDA quarantine pens in Presidio for blood work and identifi cation. In August 2014, the suspect, Victor Orona, 51, of Denver City, lied to Newell


by saying that he owned the cattle being held in the quarantine pens. Orona tried to prove ownership by providing a copy of a mark and brand registration from Yoakum County, but Barr was able to prove the mark and brand did not exist in the records. Orona was arrested in Marfa by a U.S. Department of Homeland Security


agent on a Probable Cause Arrest under the violation of U.S. Code Title 18, for making a false statement to a federal offi cer and stealing cattle. He was placed in jail and subsequently released on a $10,000 bond. Orona’s sentencing is pending in federal court and he could face up to 5 years


in federal prison.


tscra.org


April 2015 The Cattleman 45


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