Woman Brings Pet Racoon To Bar, Arrest Ensues | True Crime Daily Brief
Episode 462, Oct 04, 2022, 03:00 PM
A woman from North Dakota was arrested after she allegedly brought her pet raccoon into a nightclub.
A 38-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after she was allegedly caught bringing her pet "non-domesticated raccoon" to a club.
According to the Benson County Sheriff’s Office, Erin Christensen was brought into custody Sept. 14 on accusations of giving false information to law enforcement, tampering with evidence, and other North Dakota Game & Fish offences.
After "executing many search warrants in the Maddock area and identifying a non-domesticated raccoon," the Benson County Sheriff's Office and North Dakota Game & Fish apparently concluded their investigation into Christensen.
Christensen allegedly took her pet raccoon to a neighborhood watering hole. The Benson County Sheriff's Office reported that officials became concerned about a possible rabies exposure and "put down and transported to be tested for rabies and other diseases" the raccoon.
She posted $1,500 bond on September 21, according to court documents.
The Bismarck Tribune writes Christensen could face up to two years in jail and a cost of up to $7,500. As the story goes, she has a pet raccoon whom she calls Rocky.
Jesus Christensen issued a statement to the Bismarck Tribune saying, "Too much effort was put in to wrongfully imprison a harmless raccoon. They didn't seem to care if we were rabid or not. They were concerned about locating and killing Rocky, and then locking me up."
Christensen claimed inside the pub, "Rocky never left my arms."
According to reports, Christensen and her family found Rocky on the side of the road and were caring for him until he was healthy enough to be released back into the wild. According to reports, Rocky's rabies test came back negative.
According to the Bismarck Tribune, it is against the law in North Dakota to keep a raccoon from the wild as a pet.
Christensen told the Bismarck Tribune that her children were "devastated and inconsolable" after authorities took Rocky from them, and that the whole family had been "traumatized" by her arrest.
During the conversation, she remarked, "Simply put, he was hungry, lonely, and terrified. My family and he were together for three pleasant months. We regret he will never fully develop his raccoon personality."
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A 38-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after she was allegedly caught bringing her pet "non-domesticated raccoon" to a club.
According to the Benson County Sheriff’s Office, Erin Christensen was brought into custody Sept. 14 on accusations of giving false information to law enforcement, tampering with evidence, and other North Dakota Game & Fish offences.
After "executing many search warrants in the Maddock area and identifying a non-domesticated raccoon," the Benson County Sheriff's Office and North Dakota Game & Fish apparently concluded their investigation into Christensen.
Christensen allegedly took her pet raccoon to a neighborhood watering hole. The Benson County Sheriff's Office reported that officials became concerned about a possible rabies exposure and "put down and transported to be tested for rabies and other diseases" the raccoon.
She posted $1,500 bond on September 21, according to court documents.
The Bismarck Tribune writes Christensen could face up to two years in jail and a cost of up to $7,500. As the story goes, she has a pet raccoon whom she calls Rocky.
Jesus Christensen issued a statement to the Bismarck Tribune saying, "Too much effort was put in to wrongfully imprison a harmless raccoon. They didn't seem to care if we were rabid or not. They were concerned about locating and killing Rocky, and then locking me up."
Christensen claimed inside the pub, "Rocky never left my arms."
According to reports, Christensen and her family found Rocky on the side of the road and were caring for him until he was healthy enough to be released back into the wild. According to reports, Rocky's rabies test came back negative.
According to the Bismarck Tribune, it is against the law in North Dakota to keep a raccoon from the wild as a pet.
Christensen told the Bismarck Tribune that her children were "devastated and inconsolable" after authorities took Rocky from them, and that the whole family had been "traumatized" by her arrest.
During the conversation, she remarked, "Simply put, he was hungry, lonely, and terrified. My family and he were together for three pleasant months. We regret he will never fully develop his raccoon personality."
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