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Galloway Township police found electronic invitations to an illegally organized cockfight event scheduled in March 2024, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Police were able to stop a cock fight that was taking place in an arena constructed specifically for the purpose of rooster fighting, authorities said.
Dozens of roosters were seized, many of them with varying degrees of injury and mutilation, authorities said. Additionally, four dogs were seized from the residence and a shed on the property where three of the dogs were kept in deplorable conditions, authorities said. One of the dogs required emergency, life-saving surgery, authorities said.
The defendants were arrested and charged with offenses including animal cruelty, mutilation of animals, witnessing/paying admission to attend an event involving animal fighting, gambling on animal fighting, possession of controlled dangerous substances, resisting arrest by flight, authorities said.
The organizer of the event, Jose Madera, and one of the attendees, Roberto Soto, were not included in the Indictment as they have already resolved their criminal matter, authorities said.
The defendants indicted on February 26, 2025, include:
- Stephanie Kaneshiro, 34, Galloway Township, NJ;
- Patricio Acosta, 66, Philadelphia, PA
- Josue Arroyo, 52, Vineland, NJ
- Arroyo Blanco, 41, Perth Amboy, NJ
- Juan Carrion, 46, Philadelphia, PA
- Guillermo Celada 64, Camden, NJ
- Joseph Cubi-Camacho; 27, Vineland, NJ
- Berdover Diaz, 46, Hammonton, NJ
- Peter Rios, 51, Lumberton, NJ
- Peter Rios, Jr.28, Blackwood, NJ
- Dominigo Duran-Montesino, 42, Camden, NJ
- Rudis Perez Perez, 46
- Luis Fernandez-Tavarez, 37, North Bergen, NJ
- Yomery Richardo-Perez, 31, Camden, NJ
- Juan Pena-Duran, 34, Hamilton, NJ
- Bienvenid Polanco, 61, Tappen, NY
- Lolitha Glenn, 52, Greenwich, NJ
- Jason Gonzalez, 45, Warminster, PA
- Luiggi Jimenez-Diaz, 31, Trenton, NJ
- Rafael Hernandez, 70, Philadelphia, PA
- Jimmy Hadden, 51, Greenwich, NJ
- Guillermo Polanco, 69, Egg Harbor Township, NJ
- Walter Jones, 53, Vineland, NJ
- Anthony Lugo, 41, Vineland, NJ
- Luis Roman, 63, Trenton, NJ
- Pedro Rodriguez-Santiago, 49, Philadelphia, PA
- Angel Ocasio, 41, Bridgeton, NJ
- Ramon Rosa, 58, Hamilton, NJ
- Felipe Perez, 60, Philadelphia, PA
- Juan Solino-Valerio, 38, Elizabeth, NJ
- Irving Perez, 34, Millville, NJ
- Juan Perez, 41, Pennsauken, NJ
- Jose Quinones, 52, Warminster, PA
- Steven Sotnychuk, 56, Vineland, NJ
- Javier Santos-Gonzales, 33, Pleasantville, NJ
- Miguel Torres, 61, Columbus, NJ
- Kenny Tejada-Torres, 24, Perth Amboy, NJ
- Jose Torres-Peralta, 46, Philadelphia, PA
- Leowis Valerio-Jaquez, 41, Perth Amboy, NJ
- Louis Vazquez, 41, Perth Amboy, NJ
- Miquel Rodriguez, 55, Camden, NJ
- Daniel Vargas-Baez, 36, Camden, NJ
- Victor Rodriquez, 52, Camden, NJ
- Alan Ramirez-Rodriguez, 30, Allentown, PA
- Jose Valerio, 63, Perth Amboy, NJ
- Rafael Quinones-Serrano, 52, Bristol, PA
- Luis Rivera-Campos, 37, Camden, NJ, and,
- Felix Medina, 65, Trenton, NJ
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