NewsMarch 27, 2018
Arkansas jail housing 200 roosters as cockfighting evidence
De QUEEN, Ark. � A group of inmates is tending to 200 roosters at an Arkansas sheriff�s office pending their use as evidence against 137 people arrested at a cockfight. Sheriff Robert Gentry said the birds would be held at his office until a court decides what to do with them. ...
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De QUEEN, Ark. � A group of inmates is tending to 200 roosters at an Arkansas sheriff�s office pending their use as evidence against 137 people arrested at a cockfight.
Sheriff Robert Gentry said the birds would be held at his office until a court decides what to do with them.
The Texarkana Gazette reported several agencies raided a cockfight March 17 near De Queen, tracking down an operation that moved every weekend. The sheriff said 34 people face felony counts of unlawful animal fighting and 86 face misdemeanors. Others arrested were spectators.
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Gentry said the suspects are from Arkansas, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas.
Administrator assistant Terry Hernandez said Friday jail trustys were watching the birds � not anyone accused of staging cockfights. Workers at a neighboring business said the birds were noisy.
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De Queen, Ark.
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