JEROME, Idaho (AP) - Idaho deputies who had been searching a house on a warrant for a zoning issue found about 170 neglected chickens at the residence.
The Times-News reports (https://bit.ly/2pt1mJ7 ) the roosters, chicks and hens had been found Thursday. Some of the chickens are believed to have been used in cockfights.
The discovery had come the same day a Gooding man had been in court for a preliminary hearing on a felony charge of organizing a cockfight earlier this year.
It’s currently unknown if the discovery in Jerome is connected in any way to the Gooding case.
A detective says the sheriff’s office does have suspects, but nobody is in custody.
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Information from: The Times-News, https://www.magicvalley.com
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