Overview
- Deputies were called Jan. 10 to a Tonopah home in the 3600 block of 334th Avenue after an out-of-state owner reported unauthorized occupants.
- Arriving units saw dozens fleeing and an active cockfight; the Tactical Operations Unit then secured the scene for the Animal Crimes Unit.
- A search warrant led to the discovery of a fight ring, cockfighting gear, gambling ledgers and scoreboards.
- Investigators documented 34 live roosters altered for fighting, two recently dead near the ring, and additional dead birds in a pit.
- Several people were detained, with some cited for attending and others booked for facilitating the operation; totals and identities remain undisclosed.