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HOUSTON – The man at the center of the controversial case of a tiger that a few weeks ago He was detected walking loose in a Houston neighborhood he paid bail again and this Monday he was released from the Fort Bend Jail.
Victor Hugo Cuevas, from 26 years, he was returned to jail on 14 in May after a judge determined that he had violated his probation after fleeing from the Police the day officers arrived to investigate the situation of the tiger on the loose.
Chávez was traveling bail for a murder case in the 2017 .
For having fled with him animal the judge imprisoned him and set him a new bail of 300, 000 dollars.
Cuevas managed to pay the bail and was released on Monday after a GPS device was assigned to his ankle, authorities reported.
Cuevas, who has remained in the Fort County Jail Bend from 14 May, has a new date to appear in court for the murder case.
The tiger case captured Houston’s attention during a week until it was finally found safe and the animal was reported to have a new home on the premises of a ranch housing exotic animals in Cleveland, Texas, authorities reported.
After the wife of the alleged owner of the animal turned it over to officials, the tiger named India underwent a medical evaluation.
Cleveland Amory Black Ranch staff Beauty, where the tiger was transferred, arrived to take it to the facilities tions.
The director of the aforementioned ranch, Noelle Almrud, said that the sanctuary located in Murchison, Texas is one of the most diverse in the United States.
In a video published this Monday you can see the animal enjoying its new environment.
“We have more than 800 animals that have been neglected and we are happy to be able to take Black Beauty to India ”, Almrud said.
The tiger resides in a natural space with a pool, trees and a nutritious diet.
India was spotted on the loose in a neighborhood west of the city last week. Several people posted videos of the animal on social networks and this unleashed a sequence of events that included the escape of Cuevas, the alleged owner of the animal, with the tiger.
The Tigre was hidden for several days and although the police arrested Cuevas, the whereabouts of India were not released for several days. It wasn’t until Saturday that India was recovered after Cuevas’ wife turned him over to Houston Police officers.
Cuevas, who is facing charges for a murder in the 1999 in Fort Bend County, was imprisoned for having evaded arrest the day he escaped from his residence with the animal.
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