Ten goats that were stolen from properties in Stafford and Spotsylvania counties have been found safe, and a Fauquier County man was arrested after he sold them to meat markets, authorities said.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said they have charged Steven Calleja Jr., 33, with two counts of felony larceny of an animal after he stole a total of eight goats from two different properties in Stafford County.

Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jeff Pearce said Calleja will also face charges in Spotsylvania for stealing two more goats from a rural property there.

On Tuesday night, Stafford County authorities said they received a tip that Calleja had sold goats to Safa Halal Meat Market in Fredericksburg. The market, officials said, bought six of the Stafford goats and the two Spotsylvania goats.

Pearce said the remaining two Stafford goats later turned up safe at a livestock market in Fredericksburg.

Steven Calleja Jr. (Courtesy of Stafford County Sheriff's Office)

Detectives got the goats, unharmed, and returned them to their respective owners, authorities said.

Calleja posted a $5,000 bond.

“Two families have been reunited with their beloved pets,” said Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur in a news release.

The one remaining mystery: What happened to the two sheep that were also stolen from a farm in Prince William County this weekend?