Tyrone Spong Facing Charges Over Cougar Escape in Florida

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According to The Sun Sentinel, 33-year-old Tyrone Spong was charged with numerous offenses, including keeping an animal without a permit, in connection with his pet cougar escaping from his Florida home earlier this year. Spong’s manager declined to comment.

Spong (13-0, 12 KOs) is scheduled to fight again on August 31 in Mexico. He's been out of the ring since last December.

Parkland residents in Florida spotted what they believed was an endangered Florida panther in January. Responding wildlife officers subdued it with a tranquilizer.

Although Parkland is near the eastern edge of Florida panther habitat, state wildlife investigators doubted the animal was one of the native felines. They say the large cat is actually a captive-bred cougar.

Investigators have solved the mystery, as they determined it had escaped from a cage in a nearby backyard. Officials say the cougar was underweight when captured, but has since made a full recovery. It’s now being housed in a licensed facility.

“Mr. Spong kept an extremely dangerous class 1 cougar which ultimately escaped and was loose in a residential neighborhood during daylight hours while school was not in session during New Year’s Day 2019 resulting in threats to the public safety,” states a report released this week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Spong was hit with 20 misdemeanor charges. The paper notes that he was "charged with keeping the animal without a permit, allowing it to escape, keeping it in too small a cage, failing to provide it with toys or other stimulation, not providing shelter and several other charges. Investigators also found caged macaw and cockatiel birds that lacked water or clean water, for which he was also charged."

Each of the charges carries a maximum penalty of a $500 fine and up to 60 days in jail.

[Onetimeonly]

I can't believe assjtac hasn't posted with any of his accounts yet.

[margaret thatcher]

I can't believe assjtac hasn't posted with any of his accounts yet.

Probably locked up in one of Spong's cages, with no internet access

[joshj909]

After reading "Tyrone Spong facing..." i was expecting an opponent

[Ilya Muromets]

Russian man lives with couger!

[Ruthless-RKO]

After reading "Tyrone Spong facing..." i was expecting an opponent

Ha ha

[Ruthless-RKO]

I can't believe assjtac hasn't posted with any of his accounts yet.

Who’s that, asdfghjkl?

I remember that guy.

[oogiebe]

I can't believe assjtac hasn't posted with any of his accounts yet.

Which one?

[margaret thatcher]

Russian man lives with couger!

Looks like a friendly coug

[greg]

Russian man lives with couger!

I call it "playing with fire"..

[margaret thatcher]

Stop hating on cougars, that's a bit racist

[KiwiRider]

Oh, so it's an actual cougar.
Be more interesting if some old Shelia escaped from his basement.

[oogiebe]

Oh, so it's an actual cougar.
Be more interesting if some old Shelia escaped from his basement.

LMFAO! FAR more interesting.

[Onetimeonly]

I can't believe assjtac hasn't posted with any of his accounts yet.

Who’s that, asdfghjkl?

I remember that guy.

Adislav, illya, etc...

[Ilya Muromets]

He's a brave man. I've watched a bunch of his vids. Come to think of it, tho, how did he get a cougar? Cougers are native to the Americas, but not Russia.

Early one morning a few years ago I was running down by the wash when I noticed fresh lion tracks - and then I heard - or thought I heard - cat breathing noise coming from the tall grass. I hadn't seen a soul all morning but then a man on a tractor came along and I was happy to see him.

[Ilya Muromets]

Stop hating on cougars, that's a bit racist

Indeed it is!

[BeetleBailey]

Spong is now officially a "Florida Man..."

[chinarich]

The headline made me think that Tyrone Spong and R Kelly were at opposite ends of the spectrum...

[skanksta]

Such beautiful cats.

[wouter]

The headline made me think that Tyrone Spong and R Kelly were at opposite ends of the spectrum...

[Ilya Muromets]

Such beautiful cats.

Yes they are - unless they're chomping down on the back of your neck. So then what happened to all those charges against him?