Exotic Incident #1735
Incident Date:
05/07/2012
Location:
Asheville, NC - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Marmoset
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
City animal control officers were called to a home after a monkey escaped and bit three neighbors while on the loose. When officers came to retrieve the monkey, they found marijuana, hash, mushrooms and ecstacy in the home and arrested Charles Bradley Winecoff. Winecoff was jailed briefly and released on bond. The monkey, a marmoset, will be euthanized to test for rabies.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
It was later reported that the marmoset that was euthanized tested negative for rabies.