Cedar Creek, Tx–A Bastrop County constable and officers from the sheriff’s department broke up what might have been a cock-fighting party in far southwestern Bastrop County on Saturday afternoon with 50 or more people in attendance.
Pct. 3 Constable Matt Henderson said he was in the area about 2 p.m. June 27 when he was asked to respond to a complaint on Royal Road, not far from the intersection of FM 812 and Old San Antonio Road. At the scene he found at least 25 autos and 50 or more people, along with evidence of cock fighting, including dead chickens, fighting gear and what appeared to be a fighting pit, said Henderson.
The constable said he called for backup and tried to keep as many of those in attendance as possible on the site.
Those responding to the incident included Sheriff Terry Pickering, Sgt. Richard Cole who heads the criminal investigation division, criminal investigator Arnold Gonzalez and half a dozen other deputies, according to sheriff’s department records.
Pedro Moreno Maldanado, 44, possibly the owner of the property on Royal Road, was jailed later Saturday on a charge of animal cruelty. He was released Sunday after posting $7,500 bail, according to jail records.
Sheriff’s department officials did not respond to requests for further information Tuesday.