Exotic Incident #2698

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Tucson, AZ - USA

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Incident Date:

15/10/2015

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Summary:

A woman named Bonnie Poe gave her capuchin monkey, Latoya, to a woman named Gail Mehrhoff for treatment when the monkey became ill with valley fever. Mehrhoff refused to give Latoya back, sparking a custody battle of over a year that involved the sheriff’s department and the courts. During that time, both Poe and the police lost track of Latoya’s whereabouts.