Police find 100 birds after cockfighting ring raid

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police have announced additional arrests stemming from a Dec. 11 raid on a White City cockfighting ring.

The Mail Tribune reports the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has served warrants on two houses, where they discovered 100 chickens, many of them fighting roosters, and cockfighting paraphernalia.

A sheriff’s spokeswoman says while deputies served warrants, 53-year-old Johnny R. Kezer fled and tried to hide in a building on his property. Kezer was charged with a probation violation.

Police say a second man, 40-year-old Raymond D. Hinthorne, was charged with hindering prosecution because he tried to hide Kezer.

Police also found 53 pounds of marijuana, a half-ounce of methamphetamine and cash.

Police also arrested 52-year-old Christopher Davis on being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/