Man kills own cows when they won’t go back home

PROSSER — Prosser police said a man ran over two of his own cows when he couldn’t get them back onto his property.

Officer Mark Cole said the 57-year-old was reportedly using his white van to try to corral six cows that had escaped Friday afternoon.

The Tri-City Herald reported someone called the police to say a reckless driver was running over cows.

The man apparently became frustrated, ran over a city-owned fence and two of his cows. Both cows sustained broken legs and had to be killed.

The man, whose name was not released, was arrested but later released. Cole said he faces possible charges of animal cruelty, trespassing and malicious mischief.