A beef over failure to pay for 10 cows has landed a Wexford County man in court to face felony charges, police say.

Mark Craft, 39, of Mancelona, allegedly paid a Wexford County individual $19,000 for 10 cows. The cattle owner, however, told police the checks used were returned for insufficient funds.

The purchaser, Craft, was arraigned Aug. 27 in Wexford County's 84th District Court on four counts of non-sufficient fund check ($500 or more), the Michigan State Police Seventh District said in a post on X.

Troopers from the Cadillac post began investigating in May after the reported victim told police that during four separate transactions, Craft purchased a total of 10 cows and paid with four checks totaling nearly $19,000.

"The victim held the checks until all the business was done an

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