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Texas Judge Arrested, Charged With One Of State’s Oldest Crimes

Greg Wilson
Texas Judge Arrested, Charged With One Of State’s Oldest Crimes
(Winkler County Sheriff’s Office)

A Texas judge is under arrest and charged with one of the Lone Star State’s oldest crimes: cattle rustling.

Loving County Judge Skeet Lee Jones was charged May 20 with stealing livestock and engaging in organized crime after being arrested by a special ranger with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. The arrest came after authorities allegedly determined Jones and three others had been picking up stray cows and selling them.

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