Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police have arrested 24-year old darvion Irvin Thursday night on six charges of animal cruelty in connection with two emperor tamarin monkeys recently stolen from the Dallas Zoo.
Police received a tip on Thursday that Irvin was seen at the Dallas aquarium near animal exhibits. When officers responded they saw Irvin get onto a DART rail. Officers later spotted Irvin in the 1400 block of Pacific and took him to Jack Evans Headquarters for questioning.
The charges are in connection to the tamarin monkey case. The monkeys have since been recovered.
The preliminary investigation and help from the public identified Irvin as a person of interest in the case. Irvin has been charged with six counts of Animal Cruelty- non-livestock.
In recent weeks, zoo officials says two animal enclosures appeared to have been intentionally. One of those incidents involved a clouded leopard which escaped but was later found; the other involved the enclosure for the langur monkeys. And endangered vulture was also found fatally wounded at the zoo.
The DPD says that the investigation into all cases at the zoo are ongoing and further charges are possible.
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