Beef Cattle at Oklahoma State University’s Willard Sparks Beef Center.
Photo by Todd Johnson
Darrel Bernard Morris, 60, of Stuart, OK, was arrested on Jan. 8 by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers.
Morris faces 83 felony charges for stealing and unlawfully selling cattle from his employer’s Hughes County, OK, ranch. Between January 2023 and December 2024, Morris transported and sold 83 stolen yearlings at livestock auctions, making over $108,000.
Authorities arrested him at his residence following the investigation.
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· By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
· By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
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