Marion County Sheriff's deputies chase and detain a baby goat

On April 26, 2024, at around 11:40 a.m., MCSO received a call to about a goat that escaped from its enclosure, so Deputy Victoria Hammons and Deputy Federico Peguero were dispatched to assist with capturing the animal. They wasted no time, but as you see in the video, “Billy the Kid” was feeling a bit “baaa-d” that day and made a valiant effort to avoid them. After about five minutes of a comedic hoof pursuit, Deputy Hammons apprehended the “hoove-nile delinquent.

Citizens nearby also advised that there was a larger, female goat trapped in the chain-link fencing of a pen. After returning the young goat to its enclosure, they located the trapped animal, which had recently given birth. Deputy Hammons was able to untangle the chain-link fence and freed the mama to care for her newborns!