Escaped Pet Monkey Invades Music Store in TN
Incident Date:
01/06/2026
Location:
Morristown, TN - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Capuchin
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
MORRISTOWN, TN – A capuchin monkey named Chester recently caused chaos in a Tennessee music store, breaking open bags of food, ruining office supplies, and bashing three keyboards. Chester entered the business through a small pet door.
Fortunately, Chester did not damage any musical instruments or expensive items. However, he did leave a mess by turning on water faucets at four sinks, causing them to overflow.
Authorities later captured Chester, who is believed to have been stolen from a farm in Alabama and transported to the Morristown area, where he was sold.
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