deputies tell me there were a handful more in the home including a fennec fox - which is illegal in nv. lions and tigers - not at the zoo but someone's pahrump backyard eb: about here on me. (describing height of cat) abby: it's a big cat eb: oh yeah very big very big ellen bryant lives across the street and says the cats were big - but surprising pleasant ellen bryant: they were quiet and we had no problems out of them and i loved hearing he lions roar. they were here when we came and i thought it was really nice they're living conditions not so much. sgt eisenloffel with the nye county sheriffs department told me 8 siberian lynx a fennec fox and a caracal were living in their own filth sgt michael eisenloffel:(nye quality inside was unacceptable the living conditions in terms of hygiene conditions were terrible. animals were dedicating and urinating within the rooms that urinating within the rooms that some of those cats were housed in one of the owners was there today. jacki freman- 57 - was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty. deputies intend to cite owner abby hendengren as well

the fennec fox is illegal to have in nevada. detectives couldn't quite believe what they saw when they entered the home. (( sgt. michael eisenloffel/ nye county sheriff office: "well it's sort of disturbing. you know animals are living creatures and deserve to live in proper conditions and properly fed and taken care of and seeing the conditions they were living in were very disturbing and concerning.")) ((mauricio marin)) >> the animals were in the possession of jacki freeman. she wasn't arrested but has been cited for animal cruelty. and could have her special animal permit revoked. nye county permits people to own these types of animals if they can follow certain regulations. in place and sanitary living conditions. ((mauricio marin)) >> sheriff deputies say the owner could face more charges depending on the evidence they find here on scene. it's been a real struggle for authorities to remove the animals--- particuarly the black panther. but they were able to get all the animals out before sun set today. reporting live in pah

they include lions, a tiger, black panther and a fennec fox, which is illegal to own. the owners, who had licenses to keep the animals, face animal cruelty charges. animal control officers are earlier this month, several tigers were seized in another case out of pahrump. nye county sheriff's deputies county arrested trisha meyer after they found the 7 month old cubs.. along with some monkeys inside a home. this morning, president-elect donald trump is making peace with a former rival. mitt romney for secretary of state..and will meet with him this weekend. romney has been one of trump's harshest critics.. romney sot: think of donald trump's personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. romney's team hasn't said anything about the meeting. south carolina governor nikki are also candidates for the job. meanwhile, general michael flynn has reportedly been offered a job as trump's national security advisor. breaking right now... president-elect donald trump has offered senator jeff sessions the role of attorne

and take custody of the animals found--- they did violate one of nevada's code by possessing a fennec fox. nye sheriff's office tells us the animals were living with freeman in horrific conditions. she wasn't arrested but cited for animal cruelty. them at an u-s-d-a approved sanctuary./// ((brian loftus)) >>> meanwhile... this woman is awaiting extradition to texas where she faces charges for child endangerment following a similar discovery. investigators say 34-year-old trisha meyer let exotic animals roam her home, with a juvenile. animal control found 3 tiger cubs in the backyard .. contained only by a 4-foot fence. there were also 8 monkeys... a skunk.. the animals have since been taken into protective custody. meyer will be extradited to houston to face charges./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> from animals to alerts... u-n-l-v is beefing up security after a student was attacked on campus tuesday night. we're told the woman was walking down harmon across a parking lot when an attacker grabbed her and then hit her. --- but she got away. police now suggest students students walk in pairs at ni

michael eisenloffel/ nye county sheriff office:"we also discovered a small fennec fox within the residence and interestingly enough that type of animal is restricted within nevada law under any conditions." )) ((mauricio marin)) and jacki freeman---the woman who had the animals in her possession is now facing animal cruelty charges. she was cited but not arrested. ((mauricio marin: we tried talking with the folks on the property but they didn't want to comment. sheriff deputies tell us it's an ongoing investigation---and based on what they could find---more charges could be filed. reporting in pahrump...i'm mauricio marin. 8 news now.)) <<< ((dave courvoisier)) office tells us animal cruelty misdeameanor charges can carry a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a one-thousand dollar fine./// ((denise valdez)) >>> police are still looking for the driver who walked away from a fatal accident last night - leaving his severly injured passenger in the car. 8 news now anchor paul joncich joins us with the story. paul this is unusual. ((paul joncich)) very unusual. one look at the ripped up

a fennec fox... and a black panther. both suspects had responsibility for the care and custody of these animals. but at this time ... only jacki freeman has been cited.. freeman faces a misdemeanor for animal cruelty. closed captioning will resume shortly just last monday... another woman was arrested in nye county on endangerment... theft and having exotic animals illegally. trisha meyer was takend into custody after neighbors spoted three tigers running around the backyard with her 14 year-old daughter. meyer is originally from texas-- where she lived with multiple other animals like panthers... monkeys... and skunks. she had permits in texas-- but not in pahrump. a teen is arrested after allegedly trying to run over a police officer earlier this week. "officer hinkley did not have the ability vehicle and at approximately 11:19 pm, officer hinkley fired a total of 10 rounds at prichard and his vehicle as it passed between him and the two vehicles." police released the body cam footage of that shooting today. they say 1

animals on the properties because of the conditions at the home as well as the fact that they had a fennec fox which is against state law in all deputies say they seized to lionesses and african lion.... a bengal tiger... a cereval caracal hybrid. deputies say the two owners of the animals are currently in a legal dispute, it's only one of them was cited for animal cruelty. they plan to continue their investigation and are working to place the cats with an approved sanctuary. reporting live, bryan callahan, 13 action news. 13 action news also located the cubs that were seized in the other case out of pahrump. nye county sheriff's deputies county arrested trisha meyer old cubs.. along with some monkeys inside a home. breaking right now--hundreds of customers in henderson without power right now. the outage affects nearly 18-hundred customers near the area of e burkholder boulevard and north major avenue. it was reported just before 10 on n-v energy's website. it was caused by and equipment problem. crews are working to restore it--and hope to have it back up by 12-45. only on.... son..... hours

a fennec fox... and a black panther. the animals were found living in conditions described by the sherriff's office as horrific. several of the cats were found locked in rooms.. where they had been urinating and defecating on the walls. jacki freeman and abby hedengran had the correct permits to own the animals. freeman faces a misdemeanor for animal cruelty. north las vegas' famed r-c pig farm is packing up their little gigs and moving to rural nevada. the farm will set up their new home near apex. roughly 8 miles from the motor speedway. north las vegas mayor john lee is thrilled.. because thousands of homes will be able to remove odor restrictions from their titles... increase their property values some neighbors say while they're sad to see the pigs go -- they will not miss the smell. thanksgiving may be next week...but it's not too early to meet jolly old saint nick. fashion show mall launched its "adventure to santa" display that allows kids to take an interactive journey to get to the big guy in red. fox 5's mike

sgt eisenloffel with the nye county sheriffs department told me 8 siberian lynx a fennec fox and a caracal were living in their own filth sgt michael eisenloffel:(nye county) the air quality inside was unacceptable the living conditions in terms of hygiene conditions were terrible. animals were dedicating and urinating within the rooms that some of those cats were housed in one of the owners was there today. jacki freman- 57 - was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty. deputies intend to cite owner abby hendengren as well bryant: i just hope the lions and tigers and cats get a nice home bryant tells me she'll miss the exotic edge the cats brought to the neighborhood- but understands the decision eb: i'm glad they're going to a safe place for those animals. nevada is one of five states where people can have pets normally seen in zoos like tigers. and in pahrump... there are even fewer rules. animals like lions and wolves are legal in pahrump... but a license is needed. we spoke to the owner of an exotic pet store today about what it takes to own a wild animal. he says even though it is legal

but another cat was found---a fennec fox...and that's in violation of nevada code. overall---an unbelievable find---2 african lion. plus a bengal tiger which is an endangered species and a black panther. the animals were living with freeman at the time. she wasn't arrested but cited for animal cruelty. ((mauricio marin)) >> as for the animals--- authorities are working to place them at an u-s-d-a approved sanctuary. it's important to note the owners did have a special conditions animal permit. that permit will now be reviewed on whether they should be allowed to keep it or not with the nye board of county commissioners. dave?/// awaiting extradition to houston where she faces charges for child endangerment. investigators say 34-year-old trisha meyer let exotic animals roam her home, with a juvenile. animal control found 3 tiger cubs in the backyard .. contained only by a 4-foot fence. there were also 8 monkeys... a skunk.. and a fox inside her home. the animals have since been taken into protective custody. meyer will be extradited to houston to face charges./// ((d

one african lion, a bengal tiger, eight canadian siberian lynx hybrid cats, a black panther, a fennec fox and a cervel caracal hybrid cat. "sgt michael eisenloffel:(nye quality inside was unacceptable the living conditions in terms of hygiene conditions were terrible. animals were dedicating and urinating within the rooms that some of those cats were housed in " deputies cited jacki freman- for misdemeanor animal cruelty and plan to cite another person. an iconic restaurant just off the strip is closing its doors. the hard rock cafe is shutting down at the end of this year-- "people are asking where to find the cafe and so it blows, it really sucks that it's closing. it's really iconic you know. my heart. people are gonna miss it too." the cafe is located at harmon and paradise-- right in front of the hotel. it's to put more attention on the strip's new location... employees of the cafe will be given top priority for open positions at the strip location... and their new "hard rock live las vegas" venue. a new resort is getting ready to open at the north end of the strip... the lucky drago

a fennec fox... and a black panther. both suspects had sp for the care and custody of these animals. but at this time ... only jacki freeman has been cited.. freeman faces a misdemeanor for animal cruelty. just last monday... another woman was arrested in nye county on felony child endangerment... theft and having exotic animals illegally. trisha meyer was takend into custody after neighbors spoted three tigers running around the backyard with her 14 year-old daughter. meyer is originally from texas-- where she lived with multiple other animals like panthers... monkeys... and skunks. she had permits in texas-- but not in pahrump. there's breaking news also back here in the valley - las vegas metro police are investigating a deadly crash on the west side.. the crash happened on flamingo between rainbow and torrey pines.. police tell us the driver of the white mustang ... somehow crossed over the median and smashed into a the passenger in the mustang was killed in the crash.. the driver of the truck was taken to the hospit

one african lion, a bengal tiger, eight canadian siberian lynx hybrid cats, a black panther, a fennec fox and a cervel caracal hybrid cat. "sgt michael eisenloffel:(nye county) the air quality inside was unacceptable the living conditions in terms of hygiene conditions were terrible. animals were dedicating and urinating within the rooms that some of those cats were housed in " deputies cited jacki freman- for misdemeanor animal cruelty and plan to cite another one other person. an iconic restaurant just off the strip is closing its doors. the hard rock cafe is shutting down after 26 years. "people are asking where to find the cafe and so it blows, it really sucks that it's closing. it's really iconic you know. my heart. people are gonna miss it too." and paradise-- right in front of the hotel. it's to put more attention on the strip's new location... employees of the cafe will be given top priority for open positions at the strip location and their new "hard rock live las vegas" venue. g a new resort is getting ready to open at the north end of the strip... the lucky dragon is holding a

conditions not so sgt eisenloffel with the nye county sheriffs department told me 8 siberian lynx a fennec fox and a caracal were living in their own filth sgt michael eisenloffel:(nye county) the air quality inside was unacceptable the living conditions in terms of hygiene conditions were terrible. animals were dedicating and urinating within the rooms that some of those cats were housed in one of the owners was there today. jacki freman- 57 - was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty. deputies intend to cite owner abby hendengren as well and cats get a nice home bryant tells me she'll miss the exotic edge the cats brought to the neighborhood- but understands the decision eb: i'm glad they're going to a safe place so i mean that's too small a place for those animals. animal control and the department of wilde life have been removing cats all day. one employee showed me a video of a very aggressive looking panther so they're taking their time with this process. they're going to a usda licensed sanctuary. large cats are legal and this has been a crazy week for pahrump as far as crazy week for pa

the owner had a license to have most of the animals, but she did have a fennec fox from north africa which is illegal so the animals were seized. officers discovered they were living in an acceptable conditions. eight links cats -- lynx cats. danielle and dan, what to even do with these animals? >> if you want to see some for life and all live with them you are in luck. >> any facility opened this weekend helping local wildlife who are sick or injured. we got a peek at the building that will house thousands of >> the organization is hoping to help more than birds and reptiles. >> we're actually going to hopefully start taking in mammals. so people are going to get to see a lot of the native wildlife around here. >> the grand opening will be full of events for the family you can even watch a falcon release at 11:30. >>> i will show you whether the rain will impact your weekend at all next. turn you will probably see some brake lights on i-10. i will break down those desert drive times. >>> but we are learning about the officer moments before his fist plane flying. >>> an active invest

lionesses, 1 african lion, 1 bengal tiger, 8 canadian siberian lynx hybrid cats, 1 black panther, 1 fennec fox and 1 cervel caracal hybrid cat. coming up later... i'll tell you were the animals at this home are going. reporting live parker collins thirteen action news. sunny skies are back but this morning is near freezing for las vegas and below freezing in area just outside of the city! freeze warnings are up until 7am this morning for pahrump, sandy valley, degrees! within las vegas, morning lows will range between are much lighter this morning highs increasing starting today. highs will range between 60 and thanksgiving holiday. sunday night into monday though monday and with highs in the low 70s and upper 60s, it will feel like we live in seattle charleston expecting a trace to thanks for watching good morning las vegas.. we are always online at >>> good morning, america. breaking news. donald trump offers jeff sessions attorney general, and michael flynn, national securitied adviser. he is set to talk with mitt romney for secretary of state as we kick into >>> blizzard warning. the first

they include lions, a tiger, black panther and a fennec fox, which is illegal to own. the owners, who had licenses to keep the animals, face animal cruelty charges. animal control officers are working to place the animals in a u-s-d-a approved sanctuary. earlier this mon tigers were seized in another case out of pahrump. nye county sheriff's deputies county arrested trisha meyer after they found the 7 month old cubs.. along with some monkeys inside a home. it's the end of an era for the "hard rock cafe.." the restaurant on paradise, right next to the "hard rock hotel and casino," will close on new years eve. the cafe first opened in 2- thousand-9. but most business has shifted vegas strip. good morning las vegas is live every weekday with all of your weather, traffic and breaking news... join us-- four-30 to seven.. we'll be back in a half hour with more local news and ? music: it's a small world after all ? ...including the new world of color season of light show... >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. we have a blizzard warning in the midwest less than a week ti