Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe June 11 (UPI) -- Police in Florida shared body camera footage of a suspected car thief saying goodbye to his alleged accomplice -- a capuchin monkey. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Cody Blake Hession, 23, allegedly stole a car he found unlocked in St. Petersburg with the keys hidden under a floor mat. Advertisement Deputies found Hession after he apparently crashed the car into a ditch and they were surprised to find he wasn't alone -- a monkey was clinging to his body. "It was quite a surprise," Deputy Zachary Dendler told Patch. "I certainly wasn't expecting to see a monkey when I approached the car in the ditch." Hession told deputies he purchased the primate, named Monk, about four years ago, but investigators found he did not have a permit for the exotic pet. Hession was arrested grand theft auto charges along with possession of an exotic animal without a permit. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission transported the monkey to the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor. Read More Escaped pet monkey bites worker at Home Depot in Florida Missing zoo animals found in Florida man's apartment Zoo pleads for return of stolen monkey, lemur and tortoise Monkey on the loose after sanctuary escape in British Columbia
