CROSBY, Texas – Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested Magdaleno Herrera, 45, on Saturday for allegedly operating a rooster fighting ring in Crosby.
Five spectators have also been cited, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said they found approximately 300 live roosters caged up and around 50 dead at a residence on Danek Road near Fairview Drive.
HCSO Sgt. Clinton Nash said a Good Samaritan tipped off authorities around 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Deputies said they could hear the roosters when they arrived. Several people tried to flee but were detained.
The sheriff’s office said Herrera was booked into the Harris County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of cockfighting: space, owns, trains and equips.
@HCSOTexas deputies responded to a call for service involving possible animal fighting at the 4200 block of Danek. Preliminary: a large number of roosters have been found, including dead ones. Detectives are enroute to the scene. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/8h0Ei4jD0C
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) December 27, 2025
Authorities said the rescued roosters will be under the care of the Houston Humane Society.
Court records show Herrera is due back in court on Jan. 2, 2026.