MADDOCK, N.D. — A girl who introduced a wild raccoon right into a North Dakota bar, which prompted state well being officers to concern a warning about potential rabies publicity, is dealing with felony expenses.
Erin Christensen, 38, of Maddock, is charged with misdemeanor counts of offering false info to regulation enforcement, tampering with bodily proof and illegal possession of furbearers.
Christensen was arrested final week after authorities discovered her and the raccoon by serving a number of search warrants in and round Maddock.
Christensen stated her household discovered the raccoon on the aspect of a highway about three months in the past and named it Rocky. She stated they had been nursing the animal again to well being with plans to launch it again into the wild.
It’s unlawful below North Dakota Board of Animal Well being legal guidelines to maintain a wild raccoon. Authorities euthanized the animal, and it examined unfavourable for rabies.
