200 roosters found during Santa Cruz County cockfighting ring bust

PROPERTY THAT APPEARED SUSPICIOUS.. PROMPTING AN IMMEDIATE REQUEST FOR A SEARCH WARRANT.. SOT VID 7895 3:23-3:31 <IT'S VERY RARE THAT WE SEE THESE CASES AND EVEN MORE RARE FOR OUR DEPUTIES TO QUITE LITERALLY STUMBLE UPON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.> VO- GUNS AND GAMECOCKS.. STUMBLED UPON BY DEPUTIES WHO WERE CONDUCTING AN UNRELATED WELLNESS CHECK ON A DIFFERENT HOME... THIS HAPPENING ON THE 30,000 BLOCK OF HIGHLAND WAY IN UNINCORPORATED LOS GATOS..ONCE OBTAINING A WARRANT TO SEARCH.. THE PROPERTY..DEPUTIES SUSPICIONS WERE CONFIRMED.. SOT VID 0:48-1:05 <THEY NOTICED SOME OTHER EVIDENCE THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH COCK FIGHTING, SO THEY GOT TO WRITING A SEARCH WARRANT, GOT IT APPROVED AND STARTED TO GET TO WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY FOUND 200 ROOSTERS AND TEN FIREARMS AS WELL DURING THEIR SEARCH.> VO- DEPUTIES ALSO RECOVERED BLADES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO ROOSTERS WHILE THEY'RE FIGHTING, WHICH INFLICT MORE DAMAGE.. SOT 309-3:16 <THE ANIMALS ARE NOW IN CARE OF ANIMAL CONTROL SO THEY'LL DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THESE ANIMALS.> JUAN BUENROSTRO OCHOA WAS BOOKED INTO THE COUNTY JAIL ON 12 CHARGES... INCLUDING POSSESSION OF BIRD FIGHTING GAMECOCK...INHUMANE TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS 2 CHARGING OF CARRYING STOLEN LOADED FIREARMS. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING.. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CASE.. REPORTING FROM THE SANT