By Bill Galluccio
May 16, 2021
A week-long search for a missing tiger has come to an end. The nine-month-old tiger named India was last seen on Sunday (May 9), roaming a Houston neighborhood.
An off-duty Waller County sheriff s deputy who lives in the area learned about the tiger after a neighbor posted photos and video on Nextdoor, a neighborhood-based social media app. He arrived and pointed a gun at the tiger as he waited for other officers to arrive.
During the standoff,
Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, loaded the big cat into his SUV and drove away. Cuevas, who is out on bond for a 2017 murder case, was arrested on Monday and on suspicion of felony evading arrest. While officials claimed he was India s owner, Cuevas denied owning the tiger and did not say where the animal was.
Police in Houston find missing tiger after week-long search
17 May, 2021 12:23 AM
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Video shows tiger in front yard of Houston neighborhood. Video / Twitter
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A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found after a nearly week-long search and appears to be unharmed, police said.
In a short video tweeted by Houston police Saturday night, Commander Ron Borza can be seen sitting next to the tiger, petting the animal and saying it has been a long week searching for it. But we got him, and he s healthy, Borza said as the wife of the man police allege is the animal s owner sat next to him and fed the tiger with a baby bottle.
Mattress Mack s wife helped rescue Houston s missing tiger, India
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India, a 9-month-old tiger, looks out from his traveling cage at BARC in Houston as he is prepared to head to Cleveland Armory Black Beauty Ranch on Sunday, May 16, 2021. India was surrendered by its owner, about a week after it was spotted loose in a Houston neighborhood.Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer
McIngvale helped facilitate India s surrender from his handlers and presumed owners at her business, Club Westside, a West Houston fitness center that is also home to a few exotic animals, the Houston Chronicle s Rebecca Carballo and Julian Gill report.
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