“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was booked right into a South Carolina jail by the FBI Friday night
Antle, 62, was jailed in a North Myrtle Seaside detention focus on 5:40 p.m., and no costs towards him have been listed, according to government records. TMZ reported that the arrest was associated to cash laundering.
Antle — who was featured as a rival of Joe Unique within the hit Netflix docuseries — owns Myrtle Seaside Safari.
In recent times, he was charged with a number of felonies for trafficking and abusing unique animals. Activists cheered his newest arrest in an announcement to The Publish.
“We applaud the Dept. of Justice and FBI for arresting Bhagavan ‘Doc’ Antle, a longtime scoundrel engaged within the egregious and inhumane commerce of harmful massive cats,” mentioned Marty Irby, government director of Animal Wellness Motion.
“Irresponsible breeding, inhumane residing circumstances, and public exploitation is a major problem within the U.S., and caging these wild animals additionally presents a risk to human well being and security.
A observe up Netflix documentary collection “Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story” alleged that Antle had intercourse with minors, abused ladies and defrauded a wildlife charity.
Antle told WBTW-TV in December that each one the allegations have been “completely false.”
