‘Doc’ Antle Sentenced to $10K Fine, 5-Year Ban

Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was given a $10,000 fine, a two-year suspended sentence, five years of probation, and a five-year ban on working with, trading, possessing, or engaging in other activities with non-native exotic wildlife in Virginia after being convicted of two counts of wildlife trafficking and two counts of conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking under Virginia law.

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