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A 25-year-old Texas man faces charges after he allegedly bought dozens of cattle with bad checks.
Payton Dean Carroll was charged with felony second-degree cattle theft after purchasing 77 head of cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc., the Leon County Sheriff’s Department said in a release on Saturday.
The alleged theft totaled $159,604.03.
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The sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating Carroll on July 17 after receiving a report of the alleged crime.
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“Our office extends thanks to Buffalo Police Department, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Navarro County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance throughout this investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in the release.
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Carroll is from Barry, Texas, according to the sheriff’s department.
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