A man from Fulton County has been arrested for the theft of cattle and goats in Searcy County.
Following a joint investigation by the Searcy County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 37-year-old Steven Bashaw of Salem was arrested.
Searcy County Sheriff Kenny Cassell says his office was contacted by the seller June 21, saying he had entered into an agreement with Bashaw to sell him 14 goats and five Holstein cows for $5,600. An unknown person arrived at the seller’s residence in St. Joe, loaded up the livestock and began to leave but was chased down by the seller. The driver handed the seller four checks for $1,400 each to pay for the animals.
When the victim went to the bank, he learned the checks were fraudulent and could not be cashed.
Fulton County law enforcement discovered Bashaw had allegedly taken money from Fulton County residents to purchase the livestock. He instead kept that money, gave the fraudulent checks to the seller and then reportedly sold the livestock at auction.
Bashaw is facing four counts of forgery and one count of theft of property, all felonies. He is free after posting $15,000. He is scheduled to appear in Searcy County Circuit Court July 21.
(From: KTLO)
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