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AR teenager arrested for running over, stabbing cows
PLEASANT PLAINS, Ark. (AP)--A teenager has been arrested on animal cruelty charges, accused of stabbing a cow and trying to run over a herd of cattle, authorities said. The youth, who was not identified because of his age, faces charges of first-degree cruelty to animals and first-degree criminal mischief, Pleasant Plains Marshal Matt Thomas said. Thomas said he was dispatched to a farm at about 10 p.m., Aug. 17 because three boys in a pickup truck were reportedly running over cattle, he said. Thomas said a youth had a knife and his arms were bloody. Jay L. Smith, owner of the cattle, told police that one of the cows had been fatally stabbed, and several cows were wounded. "The juvenile was driving the Ford Ranger in the field. He was driving fast and cutting doughnuts," Thomas said, adding that the teen was joined by two older friends. "According to the two, the juvenile then started purposely trying to hit the cows." One of the cows apparently got stuck under the pickup, and that's when the youth stabbed it, Thomas said. The teen was taken to the Independence County juvenile detention facility. Last week, nine black Angus cows were shot at a farm near DeQueen; five died. Date: 8/30/07
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