More cattle found slaughtered in Rogers County

The investigation into stolen and slaughtered cattle in Rogers County continues to grow. It's a story 2NEWS first broke less than two weeks ago, when a third cow was found butchered near the Rogers County town of Chelsea. Now two more animals have been killed. For the second time in a year, rancher Joe Bickford has been victimized by cattle rustlers. This time four cows were stolen. "Year before we lost five cows and four calves up there," Bickford said. "This time they took the gate open in the back and you can see where they ran through to the other property." Bickford says the combined loss for both thefts is $16,000. He says it is a big loss for a rancher. "I'm very disgusted and disappointed," Bickford said. "It eats at me." In what appears to be an unrelated case, a rancher near Chelsea found two of his cattle slaughtered on his property Monday. It's the fourth such attack in that same area less than two months. In late May, Chelsea rancher Rob Bacon found one his 600 pound calves butchered on a county road next to his property. Just like with the other crimes, the calf had been skillfully butchered -- the meat was stolen while the remains and hide were left behind...more