Cops in North Carolina got some unanticipated help from a herd of cows while trying to capture a suspect on Tuesday.
When 34-year-old Joshua Minton allegedly fled from officers throughout a traffic stop, the scenario turned into a pursuit with police and deputies from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Workplace attempting to capture him, the Town of Boone Police Department wrote in a social media post on Thursday.
The suspect ditched his car in the Deep Space location, running into what the agency referred to as an “undeveloped area.”
Due to the fact that of his “quickly and reckless driving” authorities were not able to pinpoint his area, the department continued:
As officers started to search the location they received some unforeseen, but welcomed support from some regional cows. Apparently cows do not desire suspected bad guys loitering in their pasture and quickly assisted our officers by leading them directly to where the suspect was concealing. The cows interacted with the officers as finest they could and finally simply had the officers follow them to the suspect’s location.
Press release: On May 09, 2023, a suspect later recognized as
Joshua Russell Minton, age 34, of Millers Creek, NC, got away … Published by Town of Boone Police Department on Thursday, Might 11, 2023
Following the incident, Boone Police Lt. Bobby Creed informed press reporters, “You can’t make it up. It’s uncommon and it’s quite cool,” according to ABC News.
Nevertheless, one resident discussed the cows’ behavior was not unusual since they were most likely starving.
“That’s pretty normal with a human in the field. They expect feed,” Celia Roten stated:
Social media users were quick to use their talk about the story, one person writing, “That will definitely keep them off of someone’s plate.”
“Those cows were on a ‘steak out’!!” another person commented, while another stated, “Reserve em, Elsie!”
One user talking about the image of the cows said, “Police state they’ve beefed up their patrols.”
Herd of cows aid North Carolina authorities pursuit, leading them ‘directly’ to presume https://t.co/461L0IEhl3 pic.twitter.com/AcRMH835iH
— New York Post (@nypost) May 13, 2023
The department expressed appreciation for the cows’ help and jokingly noted it was examining the possibility of developing a “Bovine Tracking System” for the department.
Nevertheless, authorities would need to think about whether cows might assist in other locations of law enforcement or just discovering suspects, and it would likewise need to determine if cows were more cost-effective than K-9s.
On the other hand, Mitten’s charges consist of a single count of felony flee/elude arrest with an automobile, driving with a license withdrawed, and disorderly conduct.
He was provided a $20,000 protected bond and arranged to appear in court on June 28.