Authorities caught on to Jimmy Wayne Hammonds’ monkey trade after Brown posted pictures on Instagram of the capuchin he bought.
A black-market animal breeder who was called the “Monkey Whisperer” has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement after being caught illegally selling a capuchin monkey to famed R&B singer Chris Brown.
The investigation into Hammonds began in 2017 when activists at PETA spotted videos of Brown’s daughter and the newly-acquired pet monkey on the singer’s Instagram page and alerted wildlife officials. Hammonds’ attorney, Gary Ostrow, said his client had believed that he had been selling the capuchin to a legitimate buyer in Nevada where it is legal to own capuchins, but only learned part way through the transaction that the ultimate buyer of the animal was Brown. When later questioned about the sale, prosecutors say Hammond lied to investigators about what he knew about Brown being the actual buyer.
“Hammonds’ history shows that he has been engaged in illicit wildlife trafficking for his own financial benefit for years,” prosecutors wrote in court documents. Hammonds’ attorney said his client admitted he had made mistakes, but had mostly been a law-abiding animal breeder who made his living legitimately.
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