Chicken-fighting event results in 14 arrests in Kentucky

Rachel Smith, Louisville Courier Journal
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Fourteen people were arrested in connection with an alleged organized chicken-fighting event last weekend in Casey County, Kentucky State Police said.

State troopers responded to a call around 12 p.m., May 5, about the event happening at a property along KY-837 in Bethelridge, about 100 miles southeast of Louisville. Once they arrived, investigators found a caged area "with seating around it for spectators, several injured chickens, and a concessions area on the property," according to a news release by KSP.

Police noted in the release that Bethelridge residents Leo Harris, 59, and Christopher Harris, 39, were arrested and charged with cruelty to animals in the second degree and brought into custody at the Casey County Detention Center.

Twelve additional Kentucky residents were charged with cruelty to animals in the second degree:

  • Steven Wesley, 35, Science Hill

  • Tiffany Robinson, 35, Liberty

  • Brandon Mounce, 39, Lancaster

  • Randall Emerson, 49, Bethelridge

  • Kaleb Chansler, 33, Middleburg

  • Ronald Sharp, 47, Russell Springs

  • Dormas Bullock, 72, Eubank

  • Jeffrey Owens, 53, Stanford

  • David Bradshaw, 65, Bethelridge

  • Patrick Harris, 30, Liberty

  • Dakota Ford, 29, Salvisa

  • Janafer Denson, 39, Crab Orchard

According to KSP, the case remains open and is being investigated.

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