Hawkins County deputies investigating a meth lab met with four aggressive monkeys.
Narcotics Unit supervisor Sgt. Chad Gillenwater told the Kingsport Times-News deputies smelled meth at the home of William Alan "Monkey Man" Givan on Friday.
Inside the home they found methamphetamine cooking. They also found four monkeys, which Givan kept as pets. The monkeys were aggressive toward officers and ripped the jacket of a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer who was called in to investigate.
Officers turned the monkeys over to Givan's wife, who was not charged in relation to the meth lab.
Gillenwater said the monkeys were kept in an area that was separate from the meth lab and did not have to be decontaminated.
Givan faces several drug-related charges. He is free on $25,000 bond.
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