Saturday, March 26, 2011

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BY MAD COW

I certainly hope and pray this officer recovers from his injuries. And if he does, he’ll never hear the last of this.

TEXAS OFFICER CRITICAL AFTER COW ATTACK
The officer’s body was launched into the air and he landed on his head

PoliceOne.com
March 24, 2011

BULLARD, Texas — A deputy in Texas is in critical condition after a cow attacked him while he was directing traffic.

Deputy Robert Britton of Tyler, Texas had responded to a call in which a vehicle had struck a cow. The 54-year-old deputy was directing traffic when the cow charged him.

His body was launched into the air and he landed on his head.

According to the Houston Chronicle, the animal “continued to assault” him while he was lying on the pavement.

Other deputies came to his rescue and took him to intensive care.

The cow has been put to sleep, according to the Houston Chronicle. Police are seeking the owner.

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