Police Arrest Woman, Seek Another In Theft Of Calf From Woodstock Farm

Baltimore County police have arrested one woman and seek another in the April theft of a calf from a farm in Woodstock.

Police said that on April 22, officers were called to Braglio Farms in the 3300 block of Hernwood Road after owners discovered Milly, the 3-month-old calf they kept as a pet, was missing. The owners went online and found photos of two women they said were trespassing on their property and petting their cows just two days prior. The owners got the vehicle information for the car the two women left in.

"At this point, what we believe is that these girls saw this baby cow, felt bad for it, did want it to grow up to be eaten, so they stole it," police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Peach said. "When we put everything together, what we were able to determine was that these two girls went onto the farm overnight, stole the calf, and then transported it overnight down to the farm in Virginia."

Police identified the pair as Jennifer Lauren Sully, 44, and Erika Lynn Wilkinson, 19. They found photos of the stolen calf on Wilkinson's social media accounts and on a "Life with Pigs" Facebook page in which Wilkinson was tagged. The page identifies itself as a privately owned non-profit animal sanctuary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

"They were tagged in pictures of another farm in Virginia that had the cow," Peach said.

On May 7, Baltimore County and James City County police went to that sanctuary with a search and seizure warrant and took Milly back to Woodstock. The sanctuary's owner gave false information as to how the calf got there, then admitted the calf came from Sully.

Sully, who lives in the 3500 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Baltimore, was arrested Monday on multiple burglary and theft charges. She has since been freed on $10,000 unsecured personal bond. A preliminary hearing is set for June 21.

Wilkinson's last known address is in the 8100 block of Strawberry Lane in Falls Church, Virginia. Police said they have not yet found her and are asking anyone with information to call 911.

"Across the United States, I would say it's probably not incredibly unusual. It is unusual here in Baltimore County though," Peach said. "I don't think we have seen anything like this in recent history."

Furthermore, police said they investigated allegations of abuse against Braglio Farms stemming from the investigation, but to date have not found evidence of abuse or neglect of any animal on the farm. The case remains under investigation.