Thirty people charged with Attending an Animal Fighting Contest appeared before Knox City Court Judge Charles Hasnerl Monday evening. The charges stem from a cock fighting raid in Starke County on February 26th. Attending an animal fighting contest is a Class A Misdemeanor. Twenty-three of those charged plead guilty and seven plead not guilty.
Thirty-one other defendants charged with the same crime will be in Judge Hasnerl’s court today at 3:00 p.m. Eleven individuals involved in this incident received a Class D Felony charge of Animal Fighting Contest and had initial hearings in Starke Circuit Court last week.
