By admin 
PAHRUMP, Nev. (KOLO) – Three people have been arrested over their alleged connection to a cockfighting ring in Pahrump.
Read more 13 CRIME FILES: New documents shed light on need for prison oversight
Jorge Guzman Torres, who police say is in the US on a permanent resident card, is being charged with 56 felony counts of owning a bird for the purposes of cockfighting, 56 felony counts of animal abuse, two felony counts of operating a residence for the purposes of cockfighting, one gross misdemeanor count of conspiracy to operate a residence for the purposes of cockfighting and more.
Grisel Juarez Diaz is being charged with 29 felony counts of owning a bird for the purposes of cockfighting, one felony count of maintaining a residence for the purposes of cockfighting and more.
Read more Rep. Ciscomani addresses issues and concerns of southern Arizonans
Ignacio Juarez Gomez, who police say is in the country illegally, is being charged with one felony count of operating a premises for the purposes of cockfighting and more.
During a raid of the operation, police seized cockfighting implements, 11 guns, 478 birds, and more than $60,000 in cash.
Read more Woman convicted of scalding her 5-year-old stepdaughter to death in 1978