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Kentucky Man Charged After Raccoon Unleashed Into Crowded Bar

  • Authorities arrested 40-year-old Jonathan Mason from Murray, Kentucky, after he deliberately released a raccoon inside a local bar, resulting in an employee being bitten.
  • The incident followed a history of Mason being banned from the bar due to past disturbances and prior arrests involving animal cruelty and evading police.
  • Officers initiated a traffic stop where Mason refused to cooperate, did not exit his vehicle, and was forcibly removed before arrest and charges including assault and trespassing.
  • Mason faces multiple charges, including second-degree assault, third-degree criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, second-degree animal cruelty, and failure to maintain the required insurance coverage.
  • Mason was lodged in Calloway County Jail and later released on bond with orders to avoid the bar and his malnourished mule, implicating ongoing legal and animal welfare concerns.
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WHAS11 broke the news in on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
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