Thread: 7 men charged in cockfighting bust in NC

ASHEBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina officials have charged seven men with animal cruelty, seized 400 chickens in cockfighting bust.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office said the men also were charged Saturday with felony cockfighting after a raid of U.S. Highway 64.

Officers found 24 gaming roosters, three of which were dead from injuries sustained while fighting. Investigators also seized 400 chickens that were found to be living in deplorable conditions.
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Sheriff cites 85 in Upstate Greenville County sheriff's deputies have cited 85 people for cockfighting and seized nearly $16,000 in what they described Monday as the largest operation of its kind in the county in years.
Ten of those were also charged with unlawful gambling, deputies said.
All but about a dozen of the 145 birds seized from 20 Hades Hill Road on Sunday have been euthanized, according to Lt. Shea Smith.

Six of the men were being held by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possible deportation.



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Sheriff: 7 Arrested For Illegal Cockfighting In Randolph County



Randolph County, NC -- A tip to the Randolph County Sheriff's Department lead to seven people being arrested on suspicion of illegal cockfighting.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Department; along with Asheboro Police, Randolph County Health Department's Animal Control, The Humane Society of the United States and Immigration Customs Enforcement, all joined forces to execute a search warrant along Highway 64 West.

Officers arrested seven people and seized three firearms, one of which was reported stolen, and an undisclosed amount of money. Officers also found enough marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the scene to warrant a felony charge.

The Humane Society and Randolph County Animal Control collected 24 gaming roosters, three of which were dead due to injuries resulting from cockfighting. Animal Control also seized 400 other chickens on the property, which were found to be living in deplorable conditions.

Each suspect is charged with cockfighting and cruelty to animals, which are both felonies. One suspect had additional charges related to the Marijuana found at the scene.

Bonds were set for the suspects ranging from $2,500 to $50,000. Six of the suspects are being detained for deportation.

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Four people were arrested today and charged with cockfighting in Johnston County.

Authorities also seized 23 live chickens and 3 dead ones at 1729 Davis Homestead Road, located on a rural stretch of road just west of Interstate 95 between Selma and Kenly.

Johnston County Sheriff's spokeswoman Tammy Amaon said a deputy was sent to the home around 11:30 a.m. after someone called to report excessive traffic there.


"He pulled up and caught them in the act," Amaon said. People scattered, she said, but the deputy managed to arrest four. Each was charged them with cock-fighting, and conspiracy to conduct cockfighting.

Those charged were: Juan A Villarreal, 50, of the Davis Homestead Road address; Victor A Morales Lopez, 25, of Jacksonville; Emilio Aguilar Carrillo, 17, of Smithfield; and Cuauhtemoc Z Rodriquez, 32, of Kenly.

Cockfighting became a Class 1 felony in North Carolina in 2005. It often involves gambling, and birds raised for fighting are known carriers of avian diseases that officials say threaten agriculture and humans. It is blamed for the spread of the exotic Newcastle disease in the U.S. in 2002-2003, which taxpayers spent $200 million eradicating.

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