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Serious Monkey Business

According to his arrest report, Cody Hession, 23, stole a car in St. Petersburg, Fla. Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies were able to catch him in the stolen vehicle — and he wasn’t alone. When the deputies asked Hession to get out of the car, they noticed a capuchin monkey, which was wearing a diaper, clinging to him. Hession explained that he’d bought the monkey — named “Monk” — from a breeder three years earlier, and he’d applied for a license to own him in Florida. Hession was arrested and charged with personal possession of wildlife without a permit, violating Fish and Wildlife Conservation rules pertaining to captive wildlife, and vehicle theft. (MS/Bradenton Herald) ...Vehicle theft may be the most serious charge, but it’s not the most interesting one.