Police have arrested the suspect in the disappearance of two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo after he was spotted at another local animal attraction, officials said.
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Davion Irvin, 24, was arrested Thursday “in connection with the case involving emperor tamarin monkeys," Dallas police said in a statement, and was charged with six counts of animal cruelty for non-livestock. Police say they made the arrest after they "received a tip Irvin was seen at the Dallas World Aquarium near animal exhibits."
When officers responded, they saw Irvin board a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train and later arrested him in the city's downtown area, police said. Police also charged Irvin with two counts of burglary to a building in connection to the missing monkeys case, as well as a January incident where a
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