A 24-year-old man has been arrested in the taking of the two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, police said Friday, adding that he was taken into custody after being spotted near animal exhibits at the city's aquarium.
Davion Irvin was arrested Thursday on six counts of animal cruelty -- three each for the two emperor tamarin monkeys that were taken, police said. His bail was set at US$25,000 and jail records didn't list an attorney for him.
Earlier this week, police released a photo and a video taken from the zoo of a man they said they wanted to speak with about the missing monkeys. Waylon Tate, an aquarium spokesperson, said Irvin had stopped an employee to ask questions about one the aquarium's animals, and the employee recognized him from the coverage of the missing monkeys.
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