James V. “Bub” Newcomb II didn’t like his time with Bubba IRONTON, Ohio––Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas Judge Andrew Ballard on September 7, 2022 granted judicial release to James V. “Bub” Newcomb II, 55, of Waterloo, Ohio, but made explicitly clear that Newcomb is to have nothing whatever to do with cockfighting, people involved […]
Perp gets 4 to 6 years for assaulting SHARK investigator; another to be tried
Judge sends James V. “Bub” Newcomb II to prison, throws out Shannon Clark plea bargain IRONTON, Ohio––Sentenced on November 10, 2021 for assaulting Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve Hindi and SHARK investigator Adam Fahnestock, James V. “Bub” Newcomb II, 54, of Waterloo, Ohio, left the Lawrence County Courthouse in Ironton on […]
Assault on SHARK investigators brings felony & misdemeanor convictions
Sentencing for attack on Steve Hindi & Adam Fahnestock by alleged cockfighters is set for November 10 IRONTON, Ohio––James V. “Bub” Newcomb II, 54, of Waterloo, Ohio, was on November 5, 2021 convicted of two felonies and one misdemeanor resulting from his January 3, 2021 attack on Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder […]
Cockfights: Laurel County, KY Sheriff John Root avows he won’t do his job
Sheriff Root’s bizarre 56th birthday Facebook posting suggests he is ready for retirement LONDON, Kentucky––In what parallel universe does a county sheriff run for re-election by boasting of non-enforcement of state laws, pledging to continue not enforcing them, slandering critics with demonstrably false allegations from criminal suspects facing trial, endorsing abuse of the injured […]
Why Disney & Frontier Days are rich & alleged cockfighters are not
Accused cockfighters could take lessons from cowpokes & Mickey Mouse in how to cut & spin losses BURBANK, California; CHEYENNE, Wyoming; IRONTON, Ohio––Suspected cockfighting promoters James and Beckie Newcomb are unlikely to ever be accused of possessing the business smarts behind either the 125-year-old Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo and concert series, or Walt Disney […]