A seizure of 200 horses, cows and llamas was well underway when sheriff’s deputies say the owner of the livestock suddenly appeared from the woods armed with a pistol grip shotgun.
Hill County Sheriff Deputies, there to oversee the siezure, grabbed their guns, chased down, and then tackled 50 yr old Greg Brinkley.
The Humane Society of North Texas says the horses were neglected.
Investigators said with 200 head, the 86-acre property wasn’t large enough to properly care for them.
Sheriff’s officials counted 29 carcasses and various piles of bones that had been there for about 3-years.
Detectives described most of the live animals as severely malnourished.
The complaints from neighbors and others - say authorities - were numerous.
“Horendous and terrible, I’ve never seen anything like this in my entire career of law enforcement.” said Jeffrey Lyon, Hill County Sheriff.
The girlfriend of Greg Brinkley, Rilla Craven, says the horses weren’t neglected, she said they had a deadly disease called strangles, a severe bacterial infection diagnosed by the Glen Rose medical clinic.

Brinkley is charged with 25 counts of animal cruelty and 2-counts of Attempted Capital Murder.

The horses will be in the care of the Wild Horse Foundation at a Ranch in Mart.