Police said dead animals were found in the house where the stolen monkeys were discovered.
Thursday on multiple charges, including two counts of burglary and six counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals., Irvin was booked after being spotted at the Dallas World Aquarium where an employee recognized him from news coverage related to the missing monkeys.
Irvin said he planned to take the leopard but only managed to pet it after cutting a hole in her enclosure, allowing her to escape. Police said Nova washad also been cut, however, all the monkeys were accounted for following the discovery. Irvin is accused of cutting the monkey enclosure.“The circumstances of the death are unusual, and the death does not appear to be from natural causes. Given the recent incidents at the Zoo, we alerted the Dallas Police Department,” the zoo said in a statement.
On Jan. 30, nine days after the death of the vulture, two emperor tamarin monkeys were then taken from Dallas Zoo after their enclosure was intentionally cut.According to the affidavit, a tip led police to a vacant house in Lancaster, roughly 20 minutes from Dallas Zoo, where Irvin had been spotted multiple times.
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