Bull sit: Man pulled over in Nebraska with bovine driving shotgun

Police in Nebraska had a cow once they noticed a person driving eastbound on U.S. Route 275 with a hulking Ankole-Watusi bull jutting out of the automotive.

About 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Norfolk Police Division responded to reviews of the automotive and cattle, presuming no huge deal.

“They thought that it was going to be a calf, something small or something that would actually fit inside the vehicle,” Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman instructed TV station KNEN.

The officers’ assumptions had been incorrect.

In order to suit the bull in, a portion of the roof, windshield and passenger window of the previous Arnold, Nebraska, police automotive was minimize out. A chunk of metallic fencing akin to these utilized in cattle enclosures was additionally hooked up to assist preserve the bovine in.

Other accoutrements on the improvised cattle automotive included an indication on the fencing studying “Best Car Entry,” a license plate studying “Boy & Dog” and a small pair of imitation bull horns on the hood, as captured on video by KNEN.

The driver of the automobile, Lee Meyer, was written a warning for driving round in his modified automotive with the bull named Howdy Doody.

“There were some citable issues with that situation. The officer chose to write him a warning and ask him to take the animal back home and leave the city,” Capt. Reiman stated.

Capt. Reiman stays puzzled as to why Mr. Meyer determined to drive down Route 275 with Howdy Doody.

“I don’t know why he was doing it that day. … I can honestly say that I haven’t seen anything like that before. It was different, for sure. You’re not going to run across that every day,” Capt. Reiman instructed People.