POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities say a tip to deputies has led to 13 arrests at a cockfighting event in rural Florida.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the Frostproof home on Saturday. They reported finding wounded and bloody roosters, a fighting ring, acrylic spurs and scales.
Officials say detectives from the sheriff’s agriculture crimes unit obtained a search warrant for the property, which led to the discovery of sparring gloves with spurs, vitamins, antibiotics, performance-enhancing drugs and blood-clotting ointments.
Jorge Luis Ocasio-Montanez and Carmen Idalia Rivera-Rodriguez, who both live at the property, face multiple felony charges. Deputies also arrested 11 spectators. “We appreciate the tip we