A neighbor’s pet monkey nearly ripped off an Oklahoma woman’s ear in a gruesome attack
An Oklahoma woman was injured and a neighbor’s pet monkey was killed after the animal came out and attacked the resident outside her home.
Brittany Parker of Dickson, Oklahoma, had called police to her home after seeing the animal running outside.
After police arrived, Parker told local media that she felt comfortable coming out to talk to officers and that’s when the attack happened.
It crawled up my back, ripped out several strands of my hair, and then split my ear in half. And she was just hanging on,’ said Parker KXII.
The monkey managed to escape and the police were unable to find the animal. It was only after a friend of Parker’s came to help hours later that the animal was shot.
Brittany Parker of Dickson, Oklahoma was injured after a neighbor’s monkey attacked her
This is the monkey that attacked Parker outside his house on Sunday afternoon.
It crawled up my back, ripped out several strands of my hair, and then split my ear in half. And she was just hanging out,’ Parker told KXII
The incident happened Sunday when Parker said he was resting at his house.
She told local news outlets that she freaked out after seeing the monkey acting erratically on her front porch.
“He was jumping off my railing and banging on my storm door,” Parker said. KFOR.
At one point, the monkey broke part of the handle on the storm door of the woman’s house.
“He was walking backwards, and then he jumped off my railing and hit my storm door,” Parker said.
Police arrived at the scene several minutes after the woman had called for help.
“The monkey came running towards the officer, then just stood there, looking at the officer,” Dickson Police Chief Tim Duncan said.
When Parker went outside to talk to the police officers, the monkey chased after her and began the vicious attack.
“He ran up my back and jumped on my head, pulling my hair and then ripping my ear in half like it was a piece of paper,” Parker said.
Parker told local news outlets that she freaked out after seeing the monkey acting erratically on her front porch.
Parker’s ear was nearly split in half during the attack.
It crawled up my back, ripped out several strands of my hair, and then split my ear in half. And she was just hanging on,’ he told KXII
Parker was able to escape and run back to her house, where she tended to her torn ear.
After injuring the woman, police said the monkey ran off and hid in a nearby wooded area.
EMS treated the woman and officers and local animal officers worked on a plan to trap the animal and keep residents safe.
“Our first concern is to protect public safety,” said Micah Holmes of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Ultimately, the group was unable to find the animal after the attack.
“We tried trying to locate and trap the primate, but we weren’t successful,” Duncan said.
After the attack, Parker said she called a friend to help her with the situation.
“He came here, and after they attacked me, the monkey went out to his vehicle and slapped him across the face and pulled his hair,” Parker said.
According to Parker, the friend shot and killed the monkey.
Officials are now still scratching their heads at the situation.
“I’ve been doing this now for 20 years,” Duncan said. And this is the first time for me.
Parker took photos and videos of the monkey wreaking havoc on her front porch.
This is the publication made by the Dickson Police Department informing the residents of the monkey
Parker was able to get away with just the ear injury.
The woman was taken to a hospital in a nearby city before being transferred to the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
In Oklahoma, monkeys are not illegal, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
It’s unclear if charges will be filed in this incident, but Duncan said he will turn it over to the district attorney’s office.
“Since the woman was seriously injured, we are taking the information to the district attorney’s office and they will make a final decision on what they want to do with this case,” Duncan said.
“I think there needs to be some kind of law that says you need to have some kind of training, as well as a certificate, even to own these kinds of animals,” Parker said.