The Gist
Twelve people have been arrested following a cockfighting investigation titled “Operation Fowl Play” led by Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Agriculture, and the FBI. The operation executed three search warrants at two addresses in Jeff Davis County and one in Appling County uncovering various tools and materials used in the blood sport of cockfighting.
What Happened
The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s office and the United States Department of Agriculture carried out an investigation into chicken fighting derbies beginning in February 2023. Agents identified property owners, facilitators, handlers, spectators, and various individuals involved in the bloodsport of cockfighting operating in Hazlehurst, over the following months.
As a result, ten agencies and agents descended on a property in the Graham area in Jeff Davis County, where agents searched two residences and a barn area on June 3. They discovered chicken fighting tools, pens, cages, blind boxes, discarded dead roosters, drugs, firearms, and large amounts of cash. Additionally, three convicted felons’ possession yielded 28 firearms, and $90,000 in cash has been seized. During June 4-5, a search warrant was carried out at a residence in Appling County and Jeff Davis County, respectively.
A total of 12 individuals have been arrested, including Ricky Lamar Stone, Ramona Stone, Lowell Edward White, Robert Newton White, Jonah Caleb White, Eddie Wayne Bush, Dallas Neil Spivey, Justin Lewis Brown, Kailey Nicole Rogers, James Craig Scott, Haley Marie McKinnon, and Cashus Jordan Crosby.
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By The Numbers
- 12 people have been arrested following “Operation Fowl Play.”
- 10 agencies and agents executed three search warrants.
- 28 firearms were found from three convicted felon’s possessions.
- Over $90,000 in cash has been seized.
- Over 100 rooster pens, chicken fighting tools, suspected marijuana, suspected methamphetamine,…
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