{"id":2398032,"date":"2025-02-02T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cops-snag-massive-number-of-roosters-during-bust-of-cockfighting-ring\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:06:36","slug":"cops-snag-massive-number-of-roosters-during-bust-of-cockfighting-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cops-snag-massive-number-of-roosters-during-bust-of-cockfighting-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Snag Massive Number of Roosters During Bust of Cockfighting Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcops-snag-massive-number-of-roosters-during-bust-of-cockfighting-ring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department has shut down an illegal cockfighting ring, \u200dleading to the detention of 33 individuals and the discovery of about 250 roosters at the scene.Officers responded to\u2063 reports of an\u200c ongoing \u200bcockfight and encountered a chaotic situation where many vehicles attempted to flee. One driver, Jose Adame,\u2064 was arrested after a pursuit and found with six roosters in his car. Another suspect, Carlos Romero, was\u2064 also\u200b apprehended with additional roosters, cash, and a firearm hidden in a truck. Investigators seized more \u2064weapons and discovered a makeshift \u2064fighting arena. Along with the arrests, animal \u2062control officials recovered\u200d numerous dead and live roosters. This\u200b incident follows previous similar busts in Texas, highlighting ongoing \u200befforts to \u2062combat illegal cockfighting activities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The San Bernadino County Sheriff&rsquo;s Department announced the shuttering of an illegal cockfighting ring, which resulted in almost three dozen detainments and an investigation into the extent of the enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">law enforcement agency revealed<\/a> in a Jan. 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/local.nixle.com\/alert\/11357017\/?sub_id=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that officers from the Yucaipa Station were sent to a location with a reported illegal cockfight.<\/p>\n<p>They arrived at a site where &ldquo;approximately 50 vehicles&rdquo; were seen, with most trying to drive away when the police were spotted.<\/p>\n<p>That led to a dangerous situation for the officers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When deputies attempted to stop a vehicle, the driver accelerated toward a patrol unit,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;The deputy avoided being struck and when he attempted to initiate a traffic stop, a pursuit ensued.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The driver and three passengers of the vehicle were taken into custody. Jose Adame, the driver, was arrested and had his car impounded.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrant-found-stashed-under-suv-floorboard-at-texas-border-checkpoint\/\" title=\"Migrant ... Stashed Under SUV Floorboard at ... Border Checkpoint\">rear cargo area<\/a> of the vehicle had six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-woman-charged-300-counts-animal-cruelty-dozens-animals-removed-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The overall operation resulted in the detainment of 33 people who were &ldquo;spectators on the property,&rdquo; where some 250 roosters were found.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dog-rescued-from-dogfighting-ring-finds-forever-home-in-kentucky-i-love-coming-home-to-her\/\" title=\"Dog Rescued from Dogfighting Ring Finds Forever Home in Kentucky: &#039;I Love Coming Home to Her&#039;\">fighting ring<\/a> with a scoreboard and steel talons on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>A man identified as Carlos Romero was seen by police via aerial assets &ldquo;hiding inside of a truck at the rear of the property.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He had seven live roosters in boxes, as well as a large sum of cash and &ldquo;a hidden Ruger semi-automatic handgun inside the truck.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adame and Romero were both booked into jail.<\/p>\n<p>A search of the property authorized by a warrant yielded the discovery of more steel talons and 24 firearms taken from a large safe.<\/p>\n<p>San Bernardino County Animal Control meanwhile &ldquo;recovered approximately 17 dead roosters, seized eight live roosters, and tagged 61 boxed roosters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first major cockfighting ring to be busted in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Potter County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office in Texas, Amarillo Police, Texas Game Wardens, and the Texas Department of Public Safety recovered 170 roosters early last year and detained six illegal immigrants who were turned over to federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numbers-dont-lie-one-simple-stat-shows-just-effective-trumps-illegal-immigration-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a> authorities, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel10.com\/2024\/02\/15\/potter-county-cockfighting-ring-bust-170-roosters-3-arrested-6-illegal-immigrants-detained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> last February from KDFA-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Guadelupe Herrera-Lopez and Salvador Sanches Chavez were each arrested on cockfighting charges, while Juana Sanchez Gonzalez was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>Every spectator also faced misdemeanor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-vet-charged-animal-cruelty-bulldog-kept-horrible-conditions-must-put\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charges<\/a> since &ldquo;it is illegal to witness or watch a cockfighting event,&rdquo; according to Potter County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office Lt. Dustin Langwell.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Game Warden Ryan Hunter added to KDFA-TV that &ldquo;if you&rsquo;re aware of large gatherings, especially where you see a large amount of chicken coops or different equipment, boxes, etc. that show any kind of fighting rooster pictures on them, that&rsquo;s something to be aware of.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a statement released on January 19, the department reported that officers from Yucaipa Station responded to reports of an illegal cockfight. Upon arrival, they observed around 50 vehicles at the scene, many of which attempted to flee when police arrived, creating a hazardous situation for law enforcement. When deputies tried to stop one vehicle, its driver accelerated towards them, prompting a pursuit after the deputy narrowly avoided being hit.<\/p>\n<p>The driver and three passengers were apprehended; Jose Adame was arrested and his vehicle impounded with six roosters found in the cargo area. Overall, 33 individuals were detained as spectators on-site where approximately 250 roosters were discovered along with a fighting ring equipped with a scoreboard and steel talons.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Romero was spotted by police hiding in a truck at the back of the property with seven live roosters in boxes, significant cash amounts, and a concealed Ruger semi-automatic handgun. Both Adame and Romero were booked into jail following their arrests. A subsequent search warrant revealed additional steel talons and 24 firearms stored in a large safe. Meanwhile, San Bernardino County Animal Control recovered about 17 dead roosters while seizing eight live ones and tagging another 61 boxed roosters.<\/p>\n<p>This incident is not isolated; earlier this year in Texas&#8217;s Potter County Sheriff\u2019s Office operations led to recovering 170 roosters and detaining six undocumented immigrants linked to cockfighting activities. Arrests included Ivan Guadelupe Herrera-Lopez and Salvador Sanches Chavez for cockfighting charges while Juana Sanchez Gonzalez faced drug possession charges. Spectators also received misdemeanor charges since attending such events is illegal according to authorities who advise vigilance regarding gatherings featuring chicken coops or related equipment indicative of fighting activities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-97.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16097,39454,49683],"class_list":["post-2398032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-law-enforcement","tag-animal-welfare","tag-cockfighting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-97.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398032"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398036,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398032\/revisions\/2398036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}