A Precinct 4 deputy constable piles meat on the hood of a car during a traffic stop on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
Courtesy/Harris County Constable Precinct 4When deputy constables on Wednesday pulled over a car on the Northwest Freeway, they made an unusual discovery inside the Cadillac: enough meat to fill a walk-in freezer.
The car's back seat contained more than 40 packages of meat, according to the Harris County's Precinct 4 Constables Office. The items, which appeared to mainly be cuts of beef including oxtails, were stolen, according to the office, which posted about the find on social media.
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Two men who were in the car were arrested and charged with aggregate theft of items totaling between $750 and $2,500. The meat was taken from four stores — a Walmart, Kroger, H-E-B and Food Town — in Cypress and northwest Houston, according to court records.
The meat was valued at $1,129, according to the constable's office.
The men, who are from Katy and Brookshire, were both released on $2,500 bond. They're both scheduled to appear at arraignment hearings on Nov. 8.
The aggregate theft charge is a Class A misdemeanor that carries a possible punishment of up to a year in jail and a fine of $4,000.
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