Dallas Zoo missing monkeys suspect found incompetent to stand trial

The man accused of stealing two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo earlier this year was ruled incompetent and will not face trial.

Police say the man suspected of stealing two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo last week admitted he broke into the zoo at night, stole the monkeys and then took them on a DART train to an abandoned house.Irvin is also accused of cutting enclosures in another monkey exhibit and the clouded leopard habitat.

A Dallas County grand jury indicted him in March for misdemeanor animal cruelty and felony burglary charges.However, records show a court-ordered psychiatrist last month found him incompetent for criminal proceedings.

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