Influencer faces serious charges after jumping into enclosure at Pittsburgh Zoo

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One ohio The influencer is being sought by authorities after allegedly jumping a fence and breaking into Elephant Attachment on pittsburgh zooWhich he recorded and posted online.

Noah Thomas, 19, of Austintown, filmed himself crossing a protective barrier and walking inside the elephant exhibit on Sept. 21, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Associated Press. wkbn,

While Thomas hadn’t come in yet police custody As of Friday afternoon, he has been charged with third-degree felony counts of causing or endangering destruction, criminal trespass and conspiracy, as well as second-degree misdemeanor counts of endangering another person and cruelty to animals and theft of services, the complaint said.

Authorities say Thomas and a woman entered the Pittsburgh Zoo without tickets through a temporary exit. Thomas then jumped into the elephant’s enclosure, tried to get close to the elephant, retreated and approached the fence again.

VideoLater uploaded to Instagram – but later deleted – Thomas was shown joking that he was “almost elephant food” and calling himself a “professional gate jumper”.

Pittsburgh Zoo officials said Noah Thomas' alleged stunt of breaking into the elephant enclosure put himself, visitors and the animal in danger.

Pittsburgh Zoo officials said Noah Thomas’ alleged stunt of breaking into the elephant enclosure put himself, visitors and the animal in danger. ,google maps,
Zoo officials said Thomas' alleged stunt, captured on video, put himself, visitors and the elephant in danger

Zoo officials said Thomas’ alleged stunt, captured on video, put himself, visitors and the elephant in danger ,getty images,

The influencer’s account also included videos of her conducting interviews in Youngstown, Ohio, and entering Dollar General, where a car crashed last month, before being asked to leave by a manager.

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Zoo officials said Thomas’s latest stunt put himself, visitors and animals in danger. Video of the zoo, which is still there on her tiktok The profile shows the elephant coming towards him, raising its trunk, and pushing against the fence as spectators look on.

According to the complaint, several visitors informed the zoo staff about the alleged incident.

Zoo security reportedly found Thomas and the woman in the aquarium area and escorted them out, noting the license plate of their vehicle for investigators.

A spokesperson for the Pittsburgh Zoo said, “This case is now in the hands of Pittsburgh Police and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.” Independent On Friday.

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