Five people are facing federal charges alleging they held regular cockfighting events in San Bernardino County that sometimes ended in the death of one of both of the roosters.
Five people are facing federal charges alleging they held regular cockfighting events in San Bernardino County, where dozens of attendees paid to watch and gamble on roosters sometimes fighting to the death, according to prosecutors.They are accused of hosting the events in the community of Muscoy, about five miles north of Rialto, on Sundays during the regular cockfighting season which usually runs January to August, according to an affidavit in the case.
Luis Octavio Angulo, 61, of RialtoSergio Jimenez Maldonado, 51, of San BernardinoIsidro Chaparro Sanchez, 59, of CoronaEva Anilu Pastor Uriostegui, 53, of Moreno ValleyAuthorities are still searching for the last defendant, 56-year-old Cirilo Esquivel Alcantar of San Bernardino.More than 100 people would attend the events at times, according to prosecutors, who allege the attendees were able to place bets on the birds or enter a raffle.
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