A man who wrangled a tiger strolling in front of a Houston home Sunday has posted bond over the incident, yet the circumstances of the scene that shocked neighbors and authorities remain unclear.
Tiger is still missing as mystery deepens over man who was seen with it
A man who wrangled a tiger strolling in front of a Houston home Sunday has posted bond over the incident, yet the circumstances of the scene that shocked neighbors and authorities remain unclear.
Victor Hugo Cuevas, previously out on bond for an unrelated murder charge, was arrested Monday for evading police, who say Cuevas loaded the tiger into a white SUV and drove off as officers arrived. The whereabouts of the tiger is currently unknown.
Cuevas was held on a $50,000 bond in neighboring Fort Bend County, which he posted Wednesday. His attorney, Michael Elliott, held a press conference outside the jail with Cuevas by his side. They maintained that Cuevas is not the owner of the Bengal tiger, who they said was a nine-month-old male named “India.”
A man who wrangled a tiger strolling in front of a Houston home Sunday has posted bond over the incident, yet the circumstances of the scene that shocked neighbours and authorities remain unclear. Victor Hugo Cuevas, previously out on bond for an unrelated murder charge, was arrested Monday for evading police, who say Cuevas loaded the tiger into a white SUV and drove off as officers arrived. The whereabouts of the tiger is currently unknown. Cuevas was held on a US$50,000 bond in neighbouring Fort Bend County, which he posted Wednesday. His attorney, Michael Elliott, held a press conference outside the jail with Cuevas by his side. They maintained that Cuevas is not the owner of the Bengal tiger, who they said was a nine-month-old male named India.
A tiger was seen roaming in a US frontyard. Three days later and it is nowhere to be seen
A Bengal tiger named India hasn t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighbourhood and taken away by a man accused of murder. I am extremely worried about what happens with this tiger and the people around it, Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix series, Tiger King said. This has become commonplace in Texas, she told CNN.
When Jose Antonio Ramos discovered the tiger Sunday on his front yard, he thought it was part of a TV commercial.(Jose Ramos / CNN)