A single-vehicle car crash in Dallas ended with an arrest and DWI for Brandi Botello. There was an exotic monkey in the car at the time that has been confiscated by the police and now Botello is pleading for his return.
The Dallas-area influencer who had her spider monkey taken from her Saturday after a drunk driving crash is under investigation after the monkey was determined to be malnourished, officials said Friday. Brandi Botello's spider monkey, named Jorgie Boy, was taken from her following the crash in which Dallas police arrested the driver on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Botello, who has 43,000 Instagram followers, has launched something of a campaign to reunite with Jorgie Boy, reposting a number of Instagram stories from followers Thursday who posted with the hashtag '#FreeJorgieBoy.' Monkey could have been euthanized In a video shared to the Funky Monkey Ranch TikTok, Johns acknowledged the sympathy Botello has garnered and said she wanted to share the 'reality' of the situation.
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