FORT WORTH, Texas — A Cooper man has been arrested and indicted in connection with an alleged scheme involving agricultural loans secured by cattle, according to the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
Judd Horchem Murray, 47, was arrested March 31 in Rains County following an investigation led by TSCRA Special Ranger Larry Hand, with assistance from Special Rangers Robert Pemberton and Bo Fox.
Murray is charged with hindering a secured creditor greater than $300,000, a first-degree felony, and hindering a secured creditor between $2,500 and $30,000, a state jail felony.
Investigators say Murray obtained multiple agricultural loans using cattle as collateral but allegedly defaulted on those loans in June and July 2024. After foreclosure proceedings began, authorities allege he failed to return the cattle or repay the outstanding balance, including principal and interest.
A Wood County grand jury returned an indictment against Murray on March 30, 2026.
He was transported to the Wood County Jail, where he was booked and later released on a $90,000 bond.
The investigation involved cooperation between the TSCRA, the Wood County District Attorney’s Office, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rains County Sheriff’s Office.
