Teenager admits stealing a Lemur from zoo

Teenager who stole a lemur from California zoo in daring late night heist faces up to a year in jail after he had second thoughts about his new pet Aquinas Kasbar, 19, from Newport Beach broke into Santa Ana zoo on July 27 He stole a 32-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Isaac and other animals escaped Isaac was abandoned the next day with a note saying he belonged to the zoo Kasbar reportedly will plead guilty, facing up to a year in jail and $100,000 fine

By Miranda Aldersley For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:36 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 12:36 BST, 21 May 2019

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A California teenager will plead guilty to stealing a lemur from Santa Ana zoo last year in the hope of keeping him as a pet, federal prosecutors said.

Aquinas Kasbar, 19, from Newport Beach, allegedly broke into the zoo after hours on July 27 2018, and used bolt cutters to open an enclosure housing lemurs and capuchin monkeys.

He then stole a 32-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Isaac - the oldest living member of its species in captivity in North America - according to the plea agreement filed on Monday. 

This undated booking photo provided by the Orange County District Attorney's Office shows Aquinas Kasbar, 19, of Newport Beach, California. Federal prosecutors say Kasbar has agreed to plead guilty to stealing a ring-tailed lemur from a Southern California zoo

This undated booking photo provided by the Orange County District Attorney's Office shows Aquinas Kasbar, 19, of Newport Beach, California. Federal prosecutors say Kasbar has agreed to plead guilty to stealing a ring-tailed lemur from a Southern California zoo

Although he originally intended to keep Isaac as a pet, Kaspar appeared to get cold feet as he left the animal outside a Newport Beach hotel the following

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