UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.:

Eureka resident Kaeden Williams tells the Outpost that the goat has been reunited with his owner.

“The goat owner contacted EPD and the two were reunited!” Williams said. “The goat’s name is Captain and his owner is going to let him come back for a visit, and to mow down some of our weeds!”

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EPD Officer Stephen Linfoot standing just out of charging distance as the loose goat tried butting the officer. Photos provided by Kaeden Williams.

A loose billy goat was found wandering through the streets of Eureka around 11 a.m. today.

Eureka resident Kaeden Williams was able to corral the troublemaker, but doesn’t know who he belongs to.

“We found this guy running around south Union St. in Eureka,” Williams told the Outpost via Facebook. “My roommate went to guide him out of the road and the goat followed him into the yard, attempting to butt him. We got him tied up and he seems friendly enough … He just wants to butt heads! The questing is, where did he come from?”

Unsure what to do with the animal, Williams called the Eureka Police Department, but the goat was too big for officers to take him into custody.

“It didn’t take long for Officer Linfoot to realize he wasn’t going to be able to fit him in the back of his cruiser,” Williams said. “The officer had assumed it was a small goat. This goat is easily over 100 pounds and stands over 6 feet tall on its hind legs . He didn’t even try. He just asked us if we wanted a goat.”

The goat is currently tied up in Williams yard, and it appears that the goat may have chewed through his previous leash still tied around its neck.

“Officer Linfoot said the kennel down at the station isn’t big enough even if he could take him in, so he’s tied up in our yard for now,” Williams said. “We used a tow strap to tie him in the yard because the little piece of leash dangling from the chain around his neck had proven ineffective for the last folks who tried to tie him up.”
The goat’s owner can reach Williams via email at thesaxiness88@hotmail.com.