A monkey that wreaked havoc inside a musical instrument store in Tennessee fled the scene of the incident, but was captured later in the day, police said.
The Morristown Police Department said it received a call about 8 a.m. Sunday reporting a monkey running wild and damaging instruments inside the Trade Center music store in Morristown.
Animal control officers responded to the store, but the simian, a cinnamon capuchin monkey, was able to flee the scene.
Police said the monkey was safely captured at a different location Sunday night.
A primate keeper licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture reported the monkey was allegedly stolen from a farm in Alabama before being sold in Morristown.
“We are aware of the allegation that the animal was stolen, and we will be continuing the investigation,” police said in a statement provided to WATE-TV.
