‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle to be released from custody
Tiger King star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been granted release from prison.The zoo operator and animal trainer was arrested earlier this month by the FBI in Horry County, South Carolina. He has since been charged with money laundering over half a million dollars.On Monday (June 27), a federal judge set a $250,000 secured bond for the park owner, meaning his release will be granted once the fee is paid.According to the Associated Press, Antle’s release will take a day to process, after which he’ll be confined to his 50-acre wildlife preserve in Socastee.Antle’s prosecutors have argued that the 62-year-old is a potential flight risk, due to his “significant financial resources” and “contacts that know how to make false identification documents,” while his lawyer stated that he has no previous convictions and that his medical conditions could “exacerbate the symptoms of COVID-19 should Antle contract the disease while he is incarcerated.”According to federal prosecutors, Antle and his employee Andrew Jon Sawyer laundered $505,000 over a four-month period.