Kentucky woman convicted in cockfighting case

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ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky woman faces up to 50 years in prison following her conviction in a cockfighting case.

Online court records show a federal jury found 51-year-old Sonya Stumbo of Floyd County, Kentucky, guilty on 14 counts on Wednesday. The charges include conspiracy to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal fighting venue.

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