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Agents Search for Pontotoc County Rustling Suspect
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:10:39 CDT
State agents are searching for a man they believe is responsible for stealing nearly 100 head of cattle in Pontotoc County.
Larry Gene Smith, Jr., 48, is wanted for suspicion of larceny of a domestic animal, according to Jerry Flowers, chief agent of the law enforcement division for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Flowers said Wednesday that an arrest warrant with a bond of $500,000 was issued for Smith. Flowers said the investigation began when 99 head of mixed-breed steers turned up missing from landowner Jet McCoy's ranch near Allen earlier this month.
Flowers said his investigation led him to Smith and another man allegedly responsible for the theft.
"He (Smith) goes by the alias of 'Snag,'" Flowers said. "He and an accomplice, who I can't identify yet because his charges are in the process of being filed, did load these cattle from this McCoy ranch and took these cattle to the sale barn down in Atoka and billed-in these cattle over a period of time. The cattle were sold- through the Atoka Livestock Market."
Flowers said he believes Smith is still in southeast Oklahoma.
Flowers is asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of Smith to call his office at 405-522-6102. He said callers can remain anonymous.
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