100-pound tortoise escapes Atascocita home, but doesn't make it far before deputies arrive
ATASCOCITA, Texas - A massive tortoise is back at home after taking a nice stroll through its Atascocita neighborhood.
Precinct 4 deputies with Constable Mark Herman's Office responded to the 5300 block of Misty Moon Drive on Tuesday afternoon, when a tortoise was reported in the middle of the roadway.
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Deputies Cockrell and Luna found the 100-pound tortoise and carried him back home.
He's now reunited with his owner.