Eighth man charged with cockfighting

Caldwell County, North Carolina authorities have arrested an eighth man in connection with a cockfighting operation that sheriff's deputies found on Saturday.

Deputies arrested David Lee Keller, 42, of Lenoir, on Tuesday and charged him with cockfighting, a felony.

Seven other men were charged in the case Saturday, when authorities say deputies found a cockfighting ring at a Colletsville-area farm after receiving a tip.

Keller was at the Caldwell County jail Tuesday afternoon under $5,000 bond.

Meanwhile, more than 60 roosters confiscated from the farm were being tested for avian flu. Animal control officials euthanized one of the birds Tuesday due to injuries sustained in suspected cockfighting.