Police: 14 charged after Kentucky cockfighting ring broken up Yahoo! Voices
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SeveralpeoplehavebeenchargedafterofficialsfoundacockfightingringSundayinCaseyCounty,accordingtoKentuckyStatePolice.
AroundnoonKSPreceivedareportaboutanorganizedcockfightingeventatahomeat5907KY837inBethelridge.KSPsaidtroopersfoundacagedareasurroundedbyseatingforspectators,severalinjuredchickensandaconcessionsarea.
LeoHarris,59,andChristopherHarris,39,werechargedwithsecond-degreecrueltytoanimals,accordingtoKSP.CourtdocumentssayLeoHarrisownsthepropertyandisthefathertoChristopherHarris,whogrewupattheproperty.
Multiplepeoplefledtheresidencewhentroopersarrivedatthehouse,accordingtocourtdocuments.Thefollowing12individualswerecitedforsecond-degreecrueltytoanimals:
StevenWesley,35,ofScienceHill
TiffanyRobinson,35,ofLiberty
TylerGillilan,22,ofEubank
JamesCroucher,38,ofMountVernon
BrandonMounce,39,ofLancaster
RandallEmerson,49,ofBethelridge
KalebChansler,33,ofMiddleburg
RonaldSharp,47,ofRussellSprings
DormasBullock,72,ofE