Exotic animal collector featured on 'Tiger King' is arrested
Source: Associated Press
Exotic animal collector featured on ‘Tiger King’ is arrested
October 8, 2020
GRANVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A fugitive from Indiana who was featured on “Tiger King” has been arrested in New York after flaunting photos of exotic animals at his sanctuary to someone who then reported him, officials said.
Timothy Stark, 55, was arrested Thursday by Granville police, the Post-Star reported.
The person to whom Stark showed the photos conducted some internet research on him and discovered he had warrants for his arrest, Granville Sgt. Ryan Pedone said.
A lawyer who could speak for Stark could not be found. A post on the Facebook page for the sanctuary he founded, Wildlife in Need, said there is no evidence to support the allegations.
The Netflix series “Tiger King” follows the life of Joe Exotic, of the G.W. Zoo in Oklahoma and other collectors of exotic animals. Stark’s sanctuary is in Charlestown, Indiana.
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Source: The Post-Star
Granville police arrest man featured on 'Tiger King' as fugitive
Michael Goot Oct 8, 2020
Timothy Lee Stark, 55, was arrested by the Granville Police Department and transported to the Washington County Jail, according to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Stark is one of the players in the exotic animal world that has been featured on the show. He is founder of organization called Wildlife in Need, which runs a sanctuary in Charlestown, Indiana.
WHAS-TV 11 in Kentucky reported on its website that Stark is wanted by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana. Chief Deputy Scottie Maples said Stark allegedly removed more than two dozen animals from his exotic animal center before officials could take them. He is also accused of threatening and grabbing a public official during an inspection of his property.
Stark lost his license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in June after officials said he left animals without adequate care and no food and water, according to WHAS.
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