State livestock brand inspectors arrested a Texas woman last week in a livestock theft investigation, officials said.
Meagan Breanna Byrd, 35, of Beaumont, was booked on two counts of livestock theft, according to the ถถา๕h Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Inspectors said they were contacted by a St. Landry Parish livestock market in August after six horses, valued at more than $7,000, were sold during two separate transactions but never paid for.
Authorities obtained arrest warrants for three people in the case. Byrd later turned herself in, inspectors said.
The horses have not been recovered, and additional arrests are expected as the investigation continues.
The Livestock Brand Commission operates a 24-hour Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-558-9741 to report livestock theft or other agriculture-related crimes.