2 upstate NY men accused of stealing, eating calf
PALMYRA, N.Y. – Two unemployed, hungry men stole a calf from a neighbor’s barn, shot it with an arrow and slit its throat before roasting its meat, police said.
David Lochner, 21, and Timothy Welch, 18, were camping outsidePalmyra, 20 miles southeast of Rochester, several weeks ago when a dairy farmer reported his calf missing, said State Police Investigator John Stubbe.
Authorities found a bloody bow and remains near the barn and in a river.
Stubbe said the two “decided they wanted something to eat,” led the calf out of the barn, shot it with arrows and cut its throat.
The two gutted the animal and sliced off steaks, leaving the carcass behind, the investigator said. “I’ve seen farm animals stolen, but I don’t recall anything like this, where two kids were out camping and they thought they needed a meal,” Stubbe said.