US Edition'Chimp Crazy' Star Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Lying that Primate Had Died
MISSOURI, AUG 7 – Tonia Haddix pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice for faking Tonka the chimpanzee's death to avoid surrendering him, resulting in a 46-month prison sentence.
- On Thursday, Tonia Haddix, star of HBO's Chimp Crazy, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice.
- In 2018, PETA first considered legal action against Haddix after she took ownership of seven chimpanzees, and MPF was ordered to transfer them amid a lawsuit, with Haddix falsely claiming Tonka’s death.
- Just after Judge Catherine D. Perry ruled in Haddix’s favor, inspectors uncovered a second chimp in her basement two weeks after her guilty plea, with HBO footage used as evidence.
- Owing more than $224,000 in attorneys’ fees, Tonia Haddix faces significant financial penalties and a sentence including three years of supervised release, Brittany Peet said, 'support the Captive Primate Safety Act.'
- Calling herself the `Dolly Parton of chimps`, Haddix was arrested again in late July for harboring another chimpanzee and is currently held in Phelps County pending transfer.
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'Chimp Crazy' star Tonia Haddix sentenced to prison for lying about chimpanzee's death
The subject of the HBO docuseries will face nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice.HBO Tonia Haddix in 'Chimp Crazy'Key pointsChimp Crazy star Tonia Haddix was sentenced to 46 months in prison.The primate broker pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice after lying about the death of a chimpanzee in court.The chimp, Tonka, was moved to a sanctuary in Florida upon the discovery that he w…
Hartford Courant
‘Chimp Crazy’ star sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for lying that primate had died
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised release after her 46-month prison sentence ends. Haddix, who ran a primate facility the St. Louis suburb of Festus, p…
Ottumwa Courier
'Chimp Crazy' star sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for lying that primate had died
A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Fifty-six-year-old Tonia Haddix…
'Chimp Crazy' star sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for lying that primate died
A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died
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