Cockfighting - 18 birds seized
Brentwood, NY (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Jun 18, 2005
County: Suffolk
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged:
» Miguel Perez
» Nelson Marmol
» Jose L. Torres
» Narciso Rodriguez
» Nelson Peralta
Suffolk police interrupted a cock fight Saturday and arrested a Brentwood man on charges of running an operation in his backyard.
Miguel Perez, 56, of Brentwood, had a large pen for fighting in his backyard and 18 cocks housed separately to limit their socialization skills, Third Squad Sgt. Thomas Groneman stated.
Authorities received a tip from an anonymous caller to a cock fight in progress. When officers arrived, they found women, children and 15 men in the backyard.
"They actually tried to hide the birds but [the officers] saw them," Groneman stated. "They observed an injured rooster lying there, near death."
Suffolk County SPCA was called to investigate the backyard, which also had syringes and undetermined drugs to enhance the cocks' fighting ability, Groneman said. The fighting male roosters were found shaved with spurs on their legs.
Although some of the men ran, police arrested Nelson Marmol, 52, of Freeport; Jose L. Torres, 51, of Bay Shore; Narciso Rodriguez, 39, of Baldwin and Nelson Peralta, 29, of Brentwood. The men were charged with animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, and given field appearance tickets.
Perez was charged with prohibition of animal fighting, a felony, and is being held at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday in First District Court in Central Islip, Groneman stated.
The 18 male roosters, including the rooster that died, were seized by the Islip Town Animal Shelter. References« NY State Animal Cruelty Map
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