Johnny was an 1,800-pound dog.
That is how Alex Solenberg described the 4-year-old bull that was found slaughtered for its meat in a private pasture off of Shawnee Road on Wednesday.
“He was bottle raised from a calf,” Solenberg said. “He was loved like a pet.”
The bull was adopted with two others Johnny, June and Carter by the Solenberg family from another family who raised him as a pet. The family has hundreds of cattle that are not pets, but Johnny was different.
“He had the disposition of like an 1,800-pound dog,” Solenberg said.
That’s why the family believes it made him vulnerable to the person who came in and slaughtered the bull for its meat.
Bull found slaughtered in Lee County pasture
Published: December 30, 2020 2:36 PM EST
Updated: December 30, 2020 10:32 PM EST
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Detectives began investigating after a bull was found slaughtered in Lee County.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday a bull was found dead in a private pasture on Shawnee Road near the intersection with State Road 82 and Daniels Parkway.
Investigators say someone broke into the pasture and slaughtered the animal for its meat.
Shawnee Rd. has a theme: It’s secluded.
“As you can imagine, everybody on this road, everybody’s got guns; everybody’s got dogs,” Kevin Schermerhorn said. “A lot of times, the cattle comes over, so it’s kind of neat to see, I guess you could say.”
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Answers still sought 9 years after man gunned down at Edison Mall right before Christmas
Published: December 21, 2020 6:01 PM EST
Updated: December 21, 2020 11:22 PM EST
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The killer – or killers – who gunned down 25-year-old Thomas Goodman are still out there. Investigators say Goodman was shot from a gray car outside the entrance to Macy’s and JCPenney. The shooter or shooters fired 50 to 60 rounds in a parking lot full of holiday shoppers.
“Witnesses that were there that evening described it as complete chaos. They didn’t know what was going on,” said Trish Routte, coordinator of Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.