Man charged after jumping zoo fence to pet cougars – and posting video

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Man charged after jumping zoo fence to pet cougars – and posting video

Associated Press in Columbus, Ohio
Saturday 25 July 2015 20.02 BST

Ohio zoo officials say they are pressing charges against a man who jumped a fence to pet cougars, then posted a video on YouTube.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said the Delaware County sheriff’s office has charged a suspect with a misdemeanor count of trespassing. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Tracy Whited said 35-year-old Joshua Newell was served on Friday with a summons to appear in court on Wednesday.

The video posted earlier this week shows an outer fence being jumped, then two cougars being petted through another fence as a voice says things such as “kitty, kitty, kitty”.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/25/ohio-zoo-cougars-video

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. He's lucky they just meowed and purred.

They could have bitten his fingers off. Since he wasn't right in the enclosure with them he couldn't have been eligible for a Darwin award, but he's right stupid.

[shenmue]

2. Yeah

[hifiguy]

3. Next time he should stuff his pockets with hamburger

and jump into the polar bear exhibit.

Hilarity will ensue.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. who hasn't wanted to jump in the cougar pen

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. Stupid move by an asshole.

Some idiot got a Grey Wolf killed here at the Brookfield Zoo doing something like this.

[Politicalboi]

6. Too bad they didn't spray him