A New Jersey lady has been charged after stunning video confirmed her coming into a tiger closure at a south Jersey zoo closing week, police stated.
The Bridgeton Police Division stated 24-year-old Zyair J. Dennis of Millville used to be arrested and charged with defiant trespassing and two town ordinance violations related to mountaineering fences inside of a zoo.
The incident took place on the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton on Aug. 18. Dennis used to be allegedly observed mountaineering over a picket fence to achieve the tiger.
Within the video, it gave the impression as regardless that she reached towards the tiger earlier than the animal tried to chunk her hand.
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Police say 24-year-old Zyair J. Dennis allegedly climbed over an enclosure fence and “enticed” a tiger at Cohanzick Zoo. (Bridgeton Police by the use of Fb)
The video then confirmed her darting again over the fence and leaving the enclosure. The tiger paced close to the fence after her departure.
An indication posted out of doors the tiger enclosure learn, “Don’t climb over the fence. Hiking over any zoo fence is towards town ordinance 247-C.”
Dennis used to be additionally allegedly caught-on-camera coming into a endure enclosure at the similar day.
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An indication posted on the tiger enclosure at Cohanzick Zoo reads, “Don’t climb over the fence. Hiking over any zoo fence is towards town ordinance 247-C.” (Bridgeton Police by the use of Fb)
An investigation used to be introduced on Aug. 20 when town officers notified police that that they had gained movies from zoo guests who witnessed the incidents.
After the incident, Bridgeton Police became to social media and requested for the general public’s help in figuring out the girl.Â
“A feminine climbed over the picket fence and enticed the tiger on the inside fence, nearly getting injured,” the dep. stated on the time.
Police stated the video sparked nice pastime and the dep. gained rapid responses, resulting in Dennis’ id.
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Police stated Dennis will seem in Bridgeton Municipal Court docket at an undetermined date.
Fox Information Virtual’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this document.
