American Tourists Arrested After Breaking Into Famed Monkey’s Enclosure
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Two American men, Red Jahnai Daysun and Neal Jabahri Duan, were arrested in Chiba, Japan, after one allegedly jumped into the enclosure of Punch, a nine-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo.
- The man who entered the enclosure wore a blue suit and yellow emoji head and carried a stuffed toy, while the other reportedly filmed the incident.
- The intruder’s outfit appeared linked to a "meme coin" cryptocurrency, and both men’s social media accounts display luxury items and travel as part of promoting their online content.
- Both men deny the charges against them, according to police statements.
- Punch the monkey was abandoned by his mother after birth during a heatwave, leading to socialization challenges; caretakers provided him with a stuffed orangutan as a companion.