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'Lion lady’ who trespassed at Bronx Zoo den gets caged again by Brooklyn cops
Bronx Times ^ | 10/25 | Todd Maisel

Posted on 10/26/2020 10:04:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Hunted for months by cops, the Bronx “lion lady” is caged again.

Myah Autry, the woman caught on video approaching a lion inside his den at the Bronx Zoo in September and failed to appear for her court appearance in November, has been nabbed by police in Coney Island Thursday morning. Autry was arrested not just on the warrant, but was grabbed when she threatened to jump off the Steeplechase Pier in Coney Island, law enforcement sources said. She was taken to the 60th Precinct on Oct. 21 but then transferred to Coney Island Hospital on Oct. 22 for psychiatric evaluation.

Autry, 32, received her moment of fame after she jumped into a lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo and faced down a large male lion in an on-camera encounter. The lion, however, sat placidly and didn’t attack.

Autry was near Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Nov. 6, 2019 after she was caught on camera waving at the large male lion on Sept. 28, 2019.

She was hit with two counts of criminal trespassing charges for entering the lion den.

Police identified Autry thanks to videos posted to her Instagram account where she dared the cops to find her. She bragged about the stunt while doing a dance on her video.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; lions; zoo

How come Kevorkian never thought of this?

1 posted on 10/26/2020 10:04:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Even that lion thought, “This chick is kray-kray. Do. Not. Approach.”


2 posted on 10/26/2020 10:09:09 PM PDT by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: Viking2002

Nah, that lion just wasn’t THAT hungry...


3 posted on 10/26/2020 10:40:26 PM PDT by datura
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To: nickcarraway

seems like that was a problem that would have fixed itself pretty shortly.


4 posted on 10/26/2020 10:41:42 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: nickcarraway

I’m guessing that Trump is “not her president”.


5 posted on 10/26/2020 10:45:25 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

I don’t know why you’d say that. I’m kind of guessing she doesn’t really follow politics closely.


6 posted on 10/27/2020 12:15:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Seems the perfect candidate for that description. She doesn’t really follow sanity closely.


7 posted on 10/27/2020 12:23:47 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Want Stalinazism More ? PLUGS-WHORE 2020 !)
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To: nickcarraway

Threatened to jump off the pier?
Why didn’t they throw her off it instead?


8 posted on 10/27/2020 1:05:44 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: nickcarraway

Two words; Boobie hatch.


9 posted on 10/27/2020 3:37:02 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: nickcarraway

A candidate for the Darwin Award.


10 posted on 10/27/2020 3:43:23 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: datura

Maybe the lion was on a low fat diet?


11 posted on 10/27/2020 6:47:52 AM PDT by oldasrocks
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