Man pleads guilty in death of monkey at US zoo

Published on Mar 22, 2013
6:44 AM

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A man charged with beating a monkey to death in an Idaho's zoo last year has pleaded guilty.

Michael Watkins pleaded guilty on Thursday to a felony charge of attempted grand theft and one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty.

The Idaho Statesman reports the 22-year-old will be sentenced on May 16.

In exchange for his guilty pleas, prosecutors agreed to drop felony charges of grand theft and burglary.

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