7:45 PM PST — Jasper County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi has done a 180 … now reporting the escaped monkeys were not diseased at all. They released an updated statement Tuesday night, hours after announcing STD-laden and aggressive…
7:45 PM PST — Jasper County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi has done a 180 … now reporting the escaped monkeys were not diseased at all. They released an updated statement Tuesday night, hours after announcing STD-laden and aggressive…
UPDATE
7:45 PM PST — Jasper County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi has done a 180 … now reporting the escaped monkeys were not diseased at all.
They released an updated statement Tuesday night, hours after announcing STD-laden and aggressive monkeys had run away after the trailer truck carrying them overturned.
They said the truck driver is the one who said they were dangerous and posed a threat to humans, adding … “We took the the appropriate actions after being given that information from the person transporting the monkeys. He also stated that you had wear PPE equipment to handle the monkeys.”
Mississippi’s got one wild situation — a hostile STD-carrying monkey busted loose from a large trailer truck hauling primates after the semi flipped over on a highway, according to police.
The wreck went down Tuesday in Heidelberg, where the truck, containing several monkeys infected with hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID, crashed en route from Tulane University to a Florida testing lab.
Cops say six monkeys made a break for it — but five were destroyed, and one’s still on the loose. Witnesses shot camera footage that captured the surviving monkey climbing out of the trailer and wandering around in a rural area.
Police warned the public the monkey is super aggressive toward humans. Translation: if you see a monkey on the run, don’t approach it… just call 911.
Mississippi wildlife officials and local cops are already out trying to nab the furry baboon, but can’t seem to find the chimp anywhere.
As for Tulane University, officials tell us — despite what the cops say — the primates in question belong to another entity and are “not infectious,” meaning they don’t have diseases. They add, “We are actively collaborating with local authorities and will send a team of animal care experts to assist as needed.”
TMZ also reached out to Tulane National Biomedical Research Center … so far, no word back.