Cockfighting - 11 birds dead Gordo, AL (US) Incident Date: Sunday, Feb 25, 2007 County: Pickens Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Charges: Misdemeanor Alleged: » Robby Glasgow - Convicted » Sandra Dale Glasgow - Convicted » Garcia Algaguelio - Convicted » Ronnie Crawford - Convicted » Paul Ernest - Convicted » Brandon David Glasgow - Convicted » Joshua Glasgow - Convicted » Robert Harper - Convicted » Randall Hamilton - Convicted » William Higdon, Sr. - Convicted » William Higdon, Jr. - Convicted » Nicole Hudson - Convicted » Bradley Lovett - Convicted » Israel Martinez Lugo - Convicted » James Miller - Convicted » Stillman Lamar Pate - Convicted » Qunicy Prude - Convicted » Ricardo Segura - Convicted » Debra Stokes - Convicted » Justin Jones » Lucas Lunsford » Kenneth Renfroe Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

Case ID: 10856 Classification: Fighting Animal: chicken View more cases in AL (US) Drugs or alcohol involved Login to Watch this Case

Officers with the Pickens County Sheriff�s Office and the Reform Police Department arrested 33 people after raiding a cockfight on Feb 25 evening.

Officers received a tip that a cockfight was going on at the home of Robby Glasgow and his wife, Sandra Dale, at 694 Zion Rd. in Pickens County northeast of Gordo. The two were among those arrested and charged with cockfighting, promoting gambling and illegal possession of alcohol, said Pickens County Sheriff David Abston.

Officers discovered a fight going on in a wooden outdoor pit and at least 11 dead roosters. Numerous live roosters were also found at the house, with the number of live roosters possibly in the hundreds, Abston said.

All but about five of those arrested were released by Tuesday morning on $3,000 bail.

Abston said about 50 people were present at the cockfight, and some ran into the woods when officers arrived. Some of those who ran were arrested later when they tried to hitch rides on the road.

�We arrested everyone we could get hold of,� Abston said. He said alcohol was everywhere, �in every vehicle, there was beer, whiskey.� He said almost everyone at the fight was also armed.

Officers first received reports about the cockfights six months ago, and received a tip on Feb 25 night that a large crowd was gathering for a fight.

�We�d heard reports that this happened periodically, that people would all come together at this one place,� Abston said. Those in attendance came from all over West Alabama and east Mississippi, he said.

Additional charges could also be filed. Abston said the gambling, cockfighting and illegal possession of alcohol charges are all misdemeanors. The penalty for cockfighting in Alabama is a fine of between $20 to $50. Promoting gambling carries a maximum punishment of one year in prison or $1,000 fine. Possession of alcohol carries a fine of between $100 and $1,000.

�We�re looking at coming back and charging them with cruelty to animals,� said Abston, adding that he is talking with the district attorney about additional charges.

�Gambling�s a real part of this, and we�re very concerned about cockfights as a place with potential for violence,� he said. He noted that a previous warrant had been issued for Glasgow and Dale for an assault two weeks ago at another cockfight.

Cruelty to animals is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum punishment of six months in prison or a $3,000 fine.

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