US EditionKay County Official Indicted on Livestock Charges, Says AG's Office
KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, JUL 30 – Jones faces up to 20 years in prison and $509,000 in fines after allegedly stealing and fraudulently branding nine cows he was hired to transport, authorities said.
- Shane Douglas Jones, the District 1 commissioner of Kay County and aged 36, has been charged with 10 felony offenses related to cattle theft by a grand jury spanning multiple counties.
- Jones, who was employed to move livestock from early January through mid-February, is accused of taking at least nine cows and marking them with his own brand.
- Jones is charged with a felony count of stealing livestock, which carries a potential prison sentence of three to 10 years and a fine of up to $500,000. Additionally, he is charged with nine felony counts related to branding animals with the purpose of defrauding, each count punishable by similar prison terms and fines that can reach $1,000.
- Attorney General Gentner Drummond emphasized that stealing cattle poses a significant threat to Oklahoma’s farming sector and affirmed a strong commitment to pursuing legal action against anyone involved in livestock theft, no matter their status in the community.
- Jones turned himself in on July 29, was released on a $10,000 bond, and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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Kay County official indicted on livestock charges, says AG's office
KAY COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - On Wednesday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Office announced the indictment of a Kay County commissioner regarding livestock charges. According to the AG's office, Shane Douglas Jones turned himself in after he was indicted on 10 felony charges from the Multi-County Grand Jury. Jones, faces one count of larceny of livestock and nine counts of branding with intent to defraud. Drummond's office responded …
Bartlesville Radio » News » Kay County Commissioner Charged With Cattle Theft
Radio Oklahoma News Network A Kay County commissioner has been indicted on 10 felony charges over an alleged cattle theft scheme. 36-year-old Shane Douglas Jones is charged with one count of livestock larceny and nine counts of branding with intent to defraud. The indictment alleges that Jones was hired by a cattle auction facility to transport livestock and took at least nine cows and branded them as his own. He has turned himself into the a…
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