A 31-year-old man accused of stealing a lemur from the San Francisco Zoo last year has been ordered released from custody, but told to stay away from the zoo.
Cory McGilloway made his first court appearance Tuesday after he was arrested last October for the theft of Maki, a ring-tailed lemur. The 21-year-old male lemur was discovered missing in October 14.
San Francisco Police discovered that someone forced their way into the lemur enclosure where Maki lived.
A day later Maki was spotted by a five-year-old boy outside a preschool a few miles south of San Francisco in Daly City. When he spotted Maki scurrying from the parking lot onto the school’s playground, he shouted, "lemur!"
The boy was given a lifetime membership to the zoo for his heroics.
The animal was in good health when he was found. The judge ordered McGilloway to follow probation terms he received in a separate case as he awaits trial on burglary, grand theft and vandalism charges.
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