“Doc” Antle, the private zookeeper known to Netflix viewers as an exhibitor of exotic animals in the docuseries “Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story,” has been convicted in Virginia of four felony charges related to trafficking in endangered wildlife.
, a.k.a. “Joe Exotic,” the mulleted, gun-toting owner of a sketchy Oklahoma zoo filled with tigers, and featured a supporting cast of his oddball employees, associates and antagonists.for trying to hire hit men to kill a rival — Carole Baskin, a sanctuary owner and animal rights activist — and for wildlife violations, including the killing of five tigers.
Antle’s shady antics on the show led to his own spinoff Netflix docuseries, which highlighted allegations of sexual abuse and violence by Antle against former partners, relationships with minors and claims of animal abuse, animal killings and trafficking. His lawyer in the Frederick County case, Erin Harrigan, did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.
In the federal case in South Carolina, Antle and four others were indicted on 10 counts of illegally trafficking in animals such as cheetahs, lemurs and chimpanzees. Antle and one of his co-defendants also are accused of money laundering. Antle’s attorney in that case, Andrew Moorman, told The Washington Post in a statement last year that Antle has spent decades caring for animals and educating people about the natural world.
“He has done nothing wrong, and he looks forward to vigorously challenging the Government’s allegations,” Moorman said then.
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