SW Va. man sentenced in cockfighting case

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ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A Wise County man is joining his father in prison for participating in a major cockfighting enterprise.

A federal judge in Abingdon sentenced Jonathan Robinson to one year and one day in prison Wednesday. Robinson’s father, Wesley Robinson, was sentenced last month to six months in prison. Both had previously pleaded guilty to charges including possessing an animal for use in an illegal fighting venture.

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