Chickamauga Man Charged With 27 Counts Of Aggravated Cruelty To Animals

March 3, 2025 – CONDATE OF CLEBURNE, Alabama – Agencies. Authorities arrested a man, after discovering an illegal network of cockfights in Cleburne County. Court documents indicate that Phillip Edward Bell, had an undisclosed place, dedicated to organizing cockfights during which people were allowed to place bets and pay money to see them. Bell kept records on gambling forums and on a computer. He also had posters he used to promote events. Acco…

Chickamauga Man Charged With 27 Counts Of Aggravated Cruelty To Animals

Chickamauga man faces 27 charges of aggravated cruelty to animals

An investigation in Chickamauga uncovers 26 dead roosters, suspected of being involved in cock fighting, leading to charges of cruelty to animals.

Chickamauga Man Arrested After 26 Dead Roosters, Neglected Dogs Found on Property

A Walker County man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after deputies discovered 26 dead roosters and several neglected dogs at a residence on Garretts Chapel Road. On March 1, 2025, a Walker County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a vehicle blocking a driveway. During the investigation, deputies found 26 deceased roosters scattered throughout the yard. Additional evidence, including leg tags, gaffs, sp…

About 48 people, mostly Dominicans and Puerto Ricans, were arrested for participating in cockfighting in a ring with spectator seats in the town of Mays Landing, 87 kilometers from Manhattan. Mays Landing is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place, located within the municipality of Hamilton in Atlantic County, in the south of this state. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump signed a law banning all animal fighting in US territ…

Chickamauga man arrested for cock fighting, animal cruelty

CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) —  A Chickamauga man has been arrested and charged with 27 counts of animal cruelty. On March 1, 2025 a deputy with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) was investigating a vehicle blocking a driveway at a residence on Garretts Chapel Road. According to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, 26 dead roosters were discovered strewn across the yard of the residence. Leg tags, gaffs, spurs, and medication for wound care we…