An alleged cockfighting ring in rural Oklahoma was recently busted, according to reports.
Deputies with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday to a reported cockfight at a residence in Noble, about 25 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City.
When deputies arrived, they saw multiple people fleeing into a nearby wooded area, according to FOX 25 of Oklahoma City. Authorities later found roosters and items associated with cockfighting at the scene. Filipinos, spar their game fowls, inside a game farm in a six-day cup of the blood-sport now being broadcasted online, on Feb. 20, 2021, in Sta Cruz, Laguna, south of Manila, Philippines. (Getty Images)
Officers seized 34 roosters during a raid on an alleged cockfighting ring in Oklahoma.
Deputies with the Cleveland County Sheriff s Office responded to a reported cockfight at a residence in Noble, Cleveland County shortly before 10am on Sunday.
Police discovered multiple roosters and other cockfighting items at the scene.
An alleged cockfighting ring has been busted in Oklahoma, leading officers to investigate an animal cruelty case (Stock image)
When officers arrived at the property, people ran from the scene into a wooded area, FOX 25 reported.
After obtaining a warrant, investigators seized 34 roosters as well as a large amount of cockfighting paraphernalia.
The illicit interactions began in December and ended in March, according to arrest warrants.
The allegations came into the FBI and accused Joseph Frances Tippett of having sex with the 15-year-old boy. At the time, Tippett was a security guard for a firm that patrolled FBI and other federal buildings.
Investigators went to Tippett’s York, South Carolina, home where they found him and the teen on March 27. During that visit, they also saw collars and bondage objects, according to search warrants.
The teenager was taken to the York Police Department. Tippett was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor or attempt - victim under 16 years of age – second degree. He is being held without bond.
By: News 9
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said he will not seek re-election after this current term.
Prater said he will retire at the end of his term in January 2023. He will have served 16 years as Oklahoma County s district attorney. After the filing period in April of 2018, when I learned that I would not have an opponent, I decided that I would retire after completing my current term. My retirement date is January 2023. At that time, I will have served 16 years as the elected district attorney. That’s long enough, Prater told News 9.
Prater was a law officer at the Cleveland County Sheriff s Office and the Norman Police Department before earning his law degree from the University of Oklahoma.
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