{"id":159702,"date":"2026-02-11T08:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159702\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T08:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:18:09","slug":"bcso-identifies-5-men-arrested-in-connection-with-cockfighting-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159702\/","title":{"rendered":"BCSO identifies 5 men arrested in connection with cockfighting investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas \u2013 The Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office has confirmed the identities of five men who were arrested in connection with a cockfighting investigation. <\/p>\n

BCSO said the men listed below are charged with cockfighting, which is considered a state jail felony, and evading arrest:<\/p>\n

Marcial Briceno Diaz, 74<\/p>\n

Hugo Adrian Martinez, 48<\/p>\n

Isidro Jeronimo Torres Reyes, 27<\/p>\n

Reynaldo Torres Reyes, 35<\/p>\n

Edgar Martinez Arredondo, 25, was also charged with cockfighting, the sheriff\u2019s office said. <\/p>\n

Deputies received a call Sunday about cockfighting in the 13700 block of Pearsall Road<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In a news conference, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said that deputies established surveillance around the premises as the event wrapped up and observed several vehicles leaving the property. <\/p>\n

Deputies stopped at least one of the vehicles, which was full of roosters, before they entered the property with a search warrant.<\/p>\n

After entering the property, Salazar said that deputies discovered 17 dead roosters. He also told reporters Sunday that multiple dying roosters were discarded in a wheelbarrow. <\/p>\n

In addition to the roosters, there were also eight to 10 hens on the property, $1,000 in cash, eight guns and steroid-filled syringes used on birds. <\/p>\n

Four of the suspects were taken into custody on the scene, BCSO said. <\/p>\n

Two other people were cited for attending the cockfighting event, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. <\/p>\n

Authorities said the remaining animals were turned over to animal control. <\/p>\n

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