The owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, was arrested by the FBI Friday, according to an agency spokesperson.
The FBI said they cannot provide any other details about the arrest until a hearing. The date and time for the hearing is not known at this time.
He is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, according to their online records, but no charges are listed.
Antle, who is most notoriously known for his appearance on the Netflix series, "Tiger King," faces a slew of charges announced back in October 2020 after a wildlife trafficking investigation.
He's facing a felony count of wildlife trafficking, a felony count of conspiracy to traffic in wildlife, and 13 misdemeanor charges, which include the nine counts of cruelty to animals stemming from an investigation by the Virginia attorney general that found that Antle had trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and South Carolina with the owner of the now-defunct roadside zoo Wilson’s Wild Animal Park.
Plus, Sheriff sheds light on 4th arrest made in shooting death of six-year-old, and DHEC warns of increased coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths this summer
00:00 Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, 'Tiger King' star, arrested by FBI
00:31 Sheriff sheds light on 4th arrest made in shooting death of six-year-old
02:04 DHEC warns of increased coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths this summer
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