Davion Irvin, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of burglary to a building at the Dallas Zoo, the records show.
Davion Irvin, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of burglary to a building, the records show. Dallas police have said the charges relate to the suspected theft in late January of the tamarin monkeys and the mid-January disappearance of a clouded leopard from its enclosure after its fence had been cut.Irvin also is facing six misdemeanor counts of non-livestock animal cruelty in connection with the monkeys, according to police.
The indictment alleges that Irvin entered a building without the zoo's consent on the day the monkeys disappeared and "did then and there commit a theft."The suspect was arrested after being spotted at The Dallas World Aquarium, where investigators "believe that he was looking to commit another crime," a police spokesperson said in February.
Irvin allegedly told investigators he petted the leopard, but the 25-pound animal leapt too high in its enclosure, and he wasn't able to catch the animal, according to the affidavits. He left the enclosure, but the leopard escaped through the cut he allegedly made, prompting the zoo to close to the public and conduct an hours-long search for the animal, which was found near its habitat later that day.
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