North Augustan gets 5 years of probation for cockfighting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta man was sentenced to five years of federal probation after being convicted in October of a felony cockfighting violation.
Roosevelt Curry had a previous state court conviction for cockfighting in 2010.
At the multi-day trial, prosecutors said that on March 12, 2022, Curry and others gathered at the property of Michael Roy Limehouse in Ridgeville to participate in a cockfighting derby.
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Participants paid $400 to enter four birds into the derby, with some participants, including Curry, having multiple entries.
Once birds were weighed, organizers used software to match the birds for fights.
Participants then attached metal gaffes to their birds’ ankles.
While the cockfighting derby was taking place, the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office received a tip and responded to the scene.
Officers searched the property and found a barrel containing birds that had been killed in earlier fights that day. They also seized bird transport boxes, metal gaffes and spurs, and other items used by participants.
Seven participants, including Curry and Limehouse, were later indicted in U.S. District Court for their respective roles.
The other six defendants pleaded guilty before Curry’s trial.
U.S. District Judge Bruce Hendricks sentenced Curry to five years of probation with 480 days of house arrest with an electronic monitor.
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