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42 year old James Watkins was arrested last weekend for stealing roosters in order to have his own private cock fights.

According to Captain Brad Wells, Chief of Detectives for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 3300 V.F.W. Lane around 7:50 a.m. Saturday in response to a reported disturbance. When they arrived at the home of James T. Watkins, deputies noticed blood and feathers in the living room.

The deputies were given permission to search the property and found a dead rooster in a trash can outside the home. A live rooster was found hiding in a bush on Watkins’ property.

“Oh crap the cops!”

“Rooster that just won, you hide in the bushes….and I’ll just put this dead rooster in the trash.  It’s the perfect crime!”

The roosters were stolen from a neighbor who valued the roosters as $250 a piece, which he later was totally pissed at himself about for not making up a higher price.

via KSDK