Authorities in Texas have arrested a man who allegedly abducted two emperor monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, who had mysteriously disappeared and then found about 14 miles away in an empty church.
The suspect was identified as 24-year-old David Irvin, who was arrested Thursday night after police received a tip that a man was at the Dallas Aquarium near the animal exhibits.
After the events, the subject faces six counts of animal abuse, and is currently detained in the Dallas jail, the EFE news agency reported.
“Bella” and “Fin” are the names of the primates that disappeared from the zoo last week, whose reward for information leading to their capture was located at $25,000 dollars, the price set by the authorities last week.
After being found, the zoo authorities pointed out that the primates of the Saguinus Imperator species lost some weight when they were lost, but showed no apparent injuries or injuries. They are currently in quarantine.
In the midst of the search for the suspect, the Dallas police released an image showing a young man wearing sneakers, black pants and a dark jacket with a hood while walking through the park.
The recent incidents at the Dallas Zoo began after a long-leaved leopard, also known as a clouded leopard, disappeared from its cage, and it was found that someone had cut through the fence.
The leopard was found inside the zoo and they were able to return it to its place of confinement with its sister.
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