Suit: Ranch hand intentionally left cattle to die
Williamson County ranch owners have sued a former employee, saying he intentionally left cattle in a pasture without water, causing 31 of the animals to die.
Robert Tiemann and Carrie Tiemann, the owners of Tiemann Land and Cattle Development, filed the lawsuit against Logan Collier on July 3.
Robert Tiemann declined to comment about the lawsuit. Collier could not be reached for comment.
The cattle died in a pasture in Travis County, according to the Tiemanns’ lawyer, Mark Dietz.
“The Tiemanns are pretty upset about this,” Dietz said Monday. “They care about their cattle and have gotten an award for their ranching operation. This is a black eye for them.”
The lawsuit also alleges that Collier made unauthorized purchases on a company credit card and damaged a home that the Tiemanns rented to him in Taylor. Dietz said he didn’t know the amount of unauthorized purchases Collier is accused of making.
The lawyer said Collier had been working at the ranch for about 1½ years.
According to the suit, the cattle company notified Collier on Jan. 10 that he had violated policies regarding the use of company credit cards and ranch vehicles and equipment.
No criminal charges have been filed against Collier.
According to the lawsuit, another employee of the cattle company notified the Tra-