13 arrested for illegal cockfighting in Rusk County
Vehicles along with cash and 87 roosters are now in the possession of the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office.
Author: Favian Quezada, Shandel Menezes
Published: 7:59 PM CDT July 6, 2021
Updated: 7:19 AM CDT July 7, 2021
RUSK COUNTY, Texas — The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 13 people after they received a 911 call that there was illegal cockfighting going on at an address on County Road 2132.
According to the sheriff’s office, when units arrived, they observed a large crowd of males at the creek bottom and roosters everywhere in cages.
Many of the males ran for the woods, according to the sheriff’s office.