A Texas teenager accused of attempting to steal a ball python named “Chompers” at gunpoint was charged with aggravated theft, courtroom paperwork obtained Thursday present.
The 17-year-old was booked Wednesday on two counts and is being held on the Harris County Jail, jail information present.
The teenager allegedly displayed a gun whereas threatening a girl over the snake and positioned her “in concern of imminent bodily damage and demise,” in response to a felony criticism filed Monday.
A second particular person accused of collaborating within the Oct. 2 theft southeast of downtown Houston remained at giant Thursday, NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston reported.
The tried theft occurred after a girl posted the snake on a promoting app and agreed to satisfy a possible purchaser at an residence advanced parking zone, the Houston Police Division mentioned in a press release final month.
The girl, Ariel Giron, advised KPRC that she agreed to promote the ball python for $200. A woman arrived on the parking zone with just a few {dollars} and mentioned her brother would ship her the remainder later, Giron advised the station.
As they talked, two males approached her minivan, she advised the station. One in every of them had a gun and demanded the snake, she mentioned.
Moments after they arrived, the pair may very well be seen fleeing Giron’s car, no snake in hand, in response to safety video launched by the division.
“I’m guessing he was frightened of the snake,” Giron advised KPRC. “The snake sort of glided by him and he jumped again.”
“Now I assume he is staying with me,” she added.
A lawyer for the teenager couldn’t instantly be reached.
