Man Arrested In Tamarin Monkey Case Charged In Other Incidents At Dallas Zoo

By Alex Keller, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 3, 2023

The man accused of stealing two tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo on Monday has been linked to the clouded leopard and langur monkey incidents last month, Dallas police said on Friday.

At a press conference, a police spokesperson said that Davion Irvin was arrested on six counts of animal cruelty and one count of burglary in connection with the disappearance of the tamarin monkeys. Irvin is also facing another count of burglary related to the escape of a clouded leopard after a hole was cut in her habitat and police linked him to a similar hole found cut in a langur monkey habitat.

Irvin has not been connected to the death of an endangered vulture at the zoo. The investigations into all four incidents are still ongoing and police said further charges are possible.

Bella and Finn/Dallas Zoo

Nova the clouded leopard/Dallas Zoo

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