THE LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, SHERIFF BRAD WHITE AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY JONATHAN ADAMS ARE REACTING TO AN ARTICLE IN THE WASHINGTON POST REVEALING ISSUES WITH TWO HISPANIC HORSE RACING TRACKS IN LAMAR COUNTY. BRUTZ ENGLISH OWNS ONE ON HIGH FALLS PARK ROAD IN MILNER, AND ANOTHER IN MILNER -- BUSINESSMAN RUDY VAUGHN OPENED ON HIS PROPERTY IN JANUARY. IN A PRESS RELEASE ISSUED MONDAY, THE LAMAR BOC SAYS THEY ISSUED PERMITS FOR ENGLISH TO OPERATE AN AGRA - TOURISM FACILITY SO THE PUBLIC COULD PICK STRAWBERRIES AND SUCH, BUT IT WAS TURNED INTO A HORSE RACING TRACK THAT PETA INVESTIGATORS SAY INVOLVES HORSE DOPING AND ANIMAL ABUSE. VAUGHN APPLIED FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE A SPECIAL EVENTS VENUE FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND FAMILY REUNIONS BUT OPENED A HORSE RACING TRACK INSTEAD --THAT HAS DRAWN CITIZENS IRE FOR LOUD MUSIC.
SHERIFF WHITE SAID WHEN NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE ANIMAL ABUSE HE CONTACTED THE FEDS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WHO TOOK OVER THE CASE, AND HE AND THE GBI AND D.A. MET WITH AN INVESTIGATOR, BUT SOMEHOW THE INVESTIGATION FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS. D.A. ADAMS TOLD THE WASHINGTON POST, THE MEXICAN CARTEL IS INVOLVED IN MANY OF THESE HORSE TRACKS CALLED " BUSH TRACKS " THAT HAVE SHOWED-UP ACROSS THE U.S.
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