Ky. Couple, son sentenced in cockfighting case

Published October 10, 2014 12:23am ET



ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky couple and their son have been sentenced in Virginia for participating in a major cockfighting enterprise.

A federal judge in Abingdon on Thursday sentenced Walter Stumbo of Floyd County, Kentucky, to 18 months. His wife, Sonya Stumbo, and their son, Joshua Stumbo, each got 10 months.

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