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Infamous Horse Slaughter Buyer Turns Self In

WACO, TEXAS  (TSCRA) –  A Waco man charged with 3 counts of third-degree felony cattle theft turned himself in to authorities at the McLennan County jail today.

Trenton Dale Saulters, 26, was charged with stealing cattle from auction barns and individuals in Erath, Gillespie, Rains and Johnson counties worth an estimated $165,000.

TSCRA Special Rangers H.D. Brittain, Max Hartmann and Marvin Wills sent out alerts Thursday notifying anyone who had information regarding Saulters whereabouts to contact the Operation Cow Thief Hotline.

Saulters is currently held in the McLennan County jail on a $70,000 bond on 3 counts of theft in Rains, Erath and Gillespie counties.

He was previously charged on 3 counts of theft in Johnson County and was out on a $110,000 bond when he turned himself in.

All total, Saulters has been charged with 6 counts of felony theft for a total of $180,000 in bonds.

TSCRA has 30 special rangers stationed strategically throughout Texas and Oklahoma who have in-depth knowledge of the cattle industry and are trained in all facets of law enforcement. All are commissioned as Special Rangers by the Texas Department of Public Safety and/or the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a 134-year-old trade organization. As the largest and oldest livestock association in Texas, TSCRA represents more than 15,000 beef cattle producers, ranching families and businesses who manage approximately 4 million head of cattle on 79.5 million acres of range and pasture land, primarily in Texas and Oklahoma. TSCRA provides law enforcement and livestock inspection services, legislative and regulatory advocacy, industry news and information, insurance services and educational opportunities for its members and the industry.

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  1. If this guy has proofs against him why are they letting him out again on bond?

    This is exactly what happened to Edward Schaffer all those years ago. He was an alcoholic that had 8/9 priors against him when he ran little Melody Rae a couple of years ago–killing her and maiming the dad for life.

    Mr. Schaffer went to San Quentin for 25 years to life but lived barely three weeks when he was killed by another inmate for his actions actions against Melody and her dad.

    You do crime you do the time. He has priors–no more excuses. Lock him up and throw away the key.

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  2. As Margaret said, he’s already out on bond again: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Central_Texas_Man_Charged_With_Cattle_Theft_129970343.html. Some of the questions at the heart of this situation haven’t been answered yet. It seems that Saulters kited the checks for the cattle expecting to make money on 40 or 50 horses he took to the Presidio C4 Cattle Pens on the way to slaughter, but apparently he didn’t get paid by Inter-Meats for the horses and his checks bounced. He’d lodged a civil case against C4 and Inter-Meats to try to get the horses back, but the judge decided against him. So, why didn’t Saulters get paid for the horses, and where are they now? Were (are) the Texas prison horses among them? Why did Ray Field join Saulters in his effort to get the horses back?

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      • I think Mr Field also helped (in some way) with the bail for Saulter re: Presidio, TX neglect, abuse and TDCJ prison equines auctioned and sent to slaughter in Mexico. I think Mr Field also failed to help with the burros at Big Bend State Park in TX and thereby, state employees/contractors go out and shoot the burros.

        Many problems here and issues that demand reasonable results and answers, but while Mr Field brings “light” to troubling situations…he doesn’t seem to be a good results kind of guy. The sham of Presidio is about bad people, doing bad things…ALOT of the time (C4/Intermeats, local/state/Fed law and reg enforcement, etc) and the bottom of the barrel behavior of the bad guys (and gals) in our meat industry.

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  4. Gee, they can have an established group of law enforcement officers for the cattle rustlers, but who PROTECTS the Wild Horses & Burros. Its about time some of these low life people ended up in the klinker with the key thrown away. Now we need to get the other low life people who lie and then send our
    horses to slaughter prosecuted also. What a struggle this is..These horses and burros were honored and cherished now the gang in charge treats these magnificent creatures like they are trash. What difference 10 or 15 years makes..The good part about prision is that it seems like there is always a connection and if some people dislike you, they will just do away with you. Sad as it may be I think it is another type of justice..

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    • Gail, the BLM, originally was formed for overseeing grazing rights and has NEVER honored or cherished the mustangs. The mustangs have been hunted an harassed for decades, including run off cliffs into the ocean and rounded up for slaughter. There is law enforcement for cattle because that’s where the money is. Back when a horse was transportation, stealing a horse was a hanging offense.

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  6. You hit on it, Denise. The story is really about the meat industry and lack of oversight/law enforcement….THAT’S the real story.

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