A young man was accused of commit illegal acts in a zoo OhioUSA. According to the authorities, cited by local media, he entered the place without paying and later entered an elephant enclosure to record a videoputting at risk both to the animal and to the rest of those present.
The incident occurred on September 21 at the Zoo and Aquarium Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium), according to reported CBS News. In a criminal complaint widespread through the station’s news portal WKBN-TVidentified Noaha citizen of 19 yearsas the main accused.
That day, according to the criminal complaint, the young man illegally entered the zoopresumably through a temporary door enabled by the remodeling works that are carried out in the establishment.
According to the document presented in court, Noah and a woman who accompanied him They headed to the elephant field. There, the young man allegedly jumped over a fence that gave access to the mammal enclosure and then he tried to sneak through the cracks of a fencewhile someone was filming it. On the other side there was an elephant.
The moment of entry to the premises. Photo: video capture/TikTok.He Pittsburgh Police Department (Pittsburgh Police Department), cited by Lt WKBN-TVreported that The elephant reacted by ramming the fence and throwing its trunk against her. Given this situation, Noah he backed away and walked away from the place.
As a result of the incident, according to the police, security employees located the young man and the woman who was accompanying him, and proceeded to expel them from the zoo. Subsequently, they collaborated with investigators by providing information related to the incident.
On September 22, according to CBS NewsNoah uploaded a video of the incident to his Instagram account. In this publication, which has since been deleted, the young man allegedly defined himself as a «professional hurdler and stated that «almost» was «eaten«by the elephant, even though These mammals are herbivores.
The young man, next to the elephant. Photo: video capture/TikTok.In turn, that same day, according to the American magazine portal PeopleNoah shared the video in question on his TikTok profile. As of October 18, this post remained active. «Of influencer a criminal. «Youth is wasted on young people,» said one user on the platform.
Currently, the 19-year-old faces several criminal chargesbut until October 18 he remained free.
«This matter is now in the hands of the Pittsburgh Police and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office,» a spokesperson for the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium told People.
The mammal reacted to the presence of the young man. Photo: video capture/TikTok.Local authorities, cited by the same media, stated that, for the incident at the zoo, Noah was charged with «causing or endangering a catastrophe», «unlawful trespass and conspiracy», «recklessly endangering another person», «cruelty to animals» and «theft of services».
