A woman in North Fort Myers was arrested for running an underground cockfighting operation. Authorities found multiple roosters in the woman’s property, with most of the animals sustaining injuries from fights.
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, an animal rights group, submitted a drone footage of an illegal cockfighting ring in Delaware to the local police. Two people were arrested after a search of the property.
Customs and Border Patrol officers discovered six packages containing nearly a hundred rooster blades inside a vehicle. The driver had been attempting to cross the Juarez-Lincoln bridge when his vehicle was referred for a secondary inspection.
Chance Campo, the District Director of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, was charged with felony offenses related to cockfighting. Seven other people face the same charges as him. Four others were charged with misdemeanor offenses.
Two residential properties in Riverside County were searched by authorities. Throughout the search, the RSCO found multiple firearms as well as live roosters and cockfighting effects.
Authorities busted illegal marijuana growing and cockfighting operations at two properties in Cottage Grove. According to the report, cockfights were held at one of the properties several times a year.
Cockfighting in Kentucky is illegal, with offenses punishable up to five years in prison. Six people have been charged with several counts of cockfighting by a federal grand jury, but all six individuals have pleaded not guilty.
Irina Walker, also known as Irina Kreuger, is the daughter of the former Romanian king Michael I. Living in Oregon, Irina and her husband were arrested on cockfighting charges.
Brett Kenneth Miller, a Watsonville resident who was convicted in the mid-1980s, decided to represent himself in court after finding himself charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty and possession of firearms.