Oklahoma cops raid Alpha Gamma Rho house amid claims frat boys were ones who mutilated dead Longhorn and dumped it outside rivals’ ahead of OSU game against University of Texas
Authorities raided OSU’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity after the longhorn’s mutilated body was dumped outside a rival’s home last week before the title football game against the University of Texas.
Police on Wednesday served a search warrant at an off-campus dormitory looking for evidence that fraternity brothers mutilated a bull by carving “F**k FH” into the side of a cow and then dumped it on the lawn of rival FarmHouse fraternity in December. 1.
“Some of the information that was provided to us does point to possible feud between the fraternities, such as a prank war, but apparently it went a little further than it needed to,” Stillwater police Lt. T.J. Lowe told local Fox station.
Police contacted Alpha Gamma Rho the day after the dead cow was found and asked the organization to provide what investigators called “critical information regarding the acquisition, transportation and disposal” of the steer.
In addition, the longhorn was suffering from a natural disease before its death.
A Longhorn steer was found dead at a FarmHouse fraternity house near the OSU campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Alpha Gamma Rho is cooperating with investigators, according to a statement released over the weekend.
Alpha Gamma Rho released a statement condemning the incident a day after Longhorn was found dead on the lawn of another fraternity.
“The initial investigation based on the necropsy report indicated that the animal was already in a morbid condition, so their interpretation was that the animal may have been dead before it was disposed of,” Lowe added.
Police believe the Longhorn was dropped off overnight by what appears to be a truck or trailer based on tire tracks.
Alpha Gamma Rho said it was cooperating with police and conducting its own investigation, according to a statement released over the weekend.
“This behavior is inconsistent with the values of our fraternity,” the fraternity said. “Alpha Gamma Rho does not condone such behavior.”
Police warned that even if the animal died of natural causes, mutilating and burying the body is still illegal.
The FarmHouse fraternity was quick to deny any involvement on Friday.
The FarmHouse Brotherhood claims its members were not involved in the incident.
“No members of FarmHouse were involved in this incident and we in no way condone cruelty or destruction of livestock,” the statement said.
They added that they called the police as soon as they discovered the remains of the cow.
The incident occurred before the OSU football team lost to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday in Dallas for the Big 12 title.
It is unclear whether Longhorn’s killing is related to the football game.
One social media account associated with OSU or Pokes fans, tweeted“Someone went too far with #texashateweek…”
The governor of Texas, a former Longhorn, spoke out online.
OSU played the Texas Longhorns in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game and lost.
“It is not right. Big mistake,’ Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Friday afternoon.
Raffles between rival colleges before or after big games are common in the Lone Star State and neighboring Oklahoma.
In recent years they have risen to the level of vandalism.
In 2015, Texas Christian University students traveled from Fort Worth, Texas to compete against Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and spray-painted a statue of Baylor Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III in TCU colors.
Anyone responsible could be charged with animal cruelty, which is a felony.
Anyone with information should contact police at 405-372-4171 or 405-533-8477.