Video: Man Lassos Calf From Hood of Cruiser

Jan. 5, 2017
David Bevill mounted himself on the hood of Sheriff Monte Belew's patrol car with lasso in hand as they followed the little cow down Highway 79.

The Henry County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee tracked down a loose calf wandering down a highway with the help of a modern-day cowboy.

David Bevill mounted himself on the hood of Sheriff Monte Belew's patrol car with lasso in hand as they followed the little cow down Highway 79, according to WVLT-TV.

Belew can be heard in video he posted to his Facebook page saying, "Alright folks I've got David Bevill on the front of my patrol car, we got a calf out in the middle of the highway, we're fixing to rope him right here."

Bevill gets his rope ready sends it around the calf's neck in one try to the joy of the excited sheriff.

"We just roped him, we just got him!," Belew said. "We just got him! Bevill, tie him to front of my car."

The video has been viewed more than 2.7 million times since it was posted on Tuesday.

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