Hartpence is scheduled for sentencing at 1:30 p.m. June 5 in Kingman County court; the expected sentence is life imprisonment without parole eligibility for 20 years. Travis liked to shoot guns into the ground. He says this includes "18 years of research and care of 200 generic tigers and cross-breeds for 365 days a year, at a boarding rate of $60/day per animal". (There are more tigers in American backyards than in the wild anywhere on earth, and wildlife trafficking is a $19 billion industry.) Locals didnt chat across the fence. Joe used J.C.'s equipment to take his animal show on the. I have a judgment against me from some bitch down there in Florida., Joe hired Josh Dial, a gun-store clerk in Pauls Valley, who once attacked a man with a ninja sword, as his campaign manager. His weight plummeted. Whereas for us, it was just another one of these bad guys that we are trying to make people aware of.. Years after the pair parted ways, Hartpence was convicted for "aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14" and put on the sex offenders register. He met Lauren Dropla, a local many years his junior, in 2013. There are around 2,400 zoos in the U.S., the vast majority of which are considered roadside zoos like Joes. That year Lowe and Lauren visited the G.W. Her email inbox filled with death and rape threats. But mostly, the park became its own, insular world. We worked with animals that kill people, Joe told me. A murder plot brought it crashing down. It was like a con deal from the start, Yarri told me. Joe told her Travis death had changed his perspective. It was the first time Carole genuinely believed that he would pay somebody. One day she opened her mailbox to find it full of snakes. John was expecting his first child with a woman at the park when he and Joe broke up. Around lunchtime on Oct. 7, a clear, sunny day, Josh and Travis sat in the park office. But he often shirked the farm tasks foisted on his siblings Tamara, Pamela, Yarri, and Garold Wayne, known by most as G.W.. They start to believe theyre above the law.. In 2013 a judge ordered Joe to pay Big Cat Rescue $1 million in damages. He proposed $5,000 upfront and a few thousand more after the deed, to be financed by selling off a rare lion-tiger hybridnot a difficult task for North Americas most notorious big-cat breeder. Hartpence once held a gun against Joe's head, he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Howard, a law grad, helped deal with them behind-the-scenes. That year Yarri outed Joe as gay to his father, who made Joe shake his hand, and promise not to attend his funeral. An autopsy showed Shelton died from multiple gunshot wounds, the sheriffs office said last February. But Travis, 23, died minutes later. Joe had spent decades creating worlds to suit him. Jeffry Hartpence in Oklahoma. Within a month of Travis arrival in October 2013, the three men wed in a ceremony at a hall across the street from the G.W. Joe viewed himself as a creator of creatures; a demigod. Joe sued the SPCA of Texas, an animal welfare group, for releasing a video of the incident that he claimed hurt sales at Super Pet. Having a daughter helped him focus after his years at the park, he told me, when we met at a cafe in Norman, near Oklahoma City. He posed with a rifle on Facebook, with the caption Bring it on, bitch. When Howard mentioned the threats at mediation once, Joe admitted hed done it. Fracking towers and grain silos peppered the flat, blanched horizon. He advertised labor to build the site on Craigslist, but as yet the scheme hasnt progressed. Many felt they could never leave. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. At the drop of a dime, I could go off, he told me. One employee said she saw staff share a joint with a monkey, and that cubs were routinely struck with force on the nose, face, eyes, and neck. One crew member was dared to bite the head off a live snakehe did. Tiger, lion, and bear cubs lived in Joe and Johns trailer, and defecated everywhere. Big Cat Rescue sits at the end of a rough, tree-lined track off a busy street in suburban Tampa. It was the Joe show., Around the same time, Joe drifted away from Wynnewood itself. They erupted. In the early 2000s Lowe ran a liquidation store in Beaufort, South Carolina, and spent no shortage of time in court. Hartpence is now serving life in prison for a murder he committed years after their relationship ended. He told visitors Garold dreamt of seeing exotic animals in Africasomething his siblings deny. Joe choreographed the day. They were actually in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is now serving a life sentence. He wants the ashes Joe gave him tested. A year later Lowe pleaded guilty to mail fraud, having posed as a domestic-abuse charity to get marked-down goods for his store. Jeffery Hartpence, 36, admitted to first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of Curtis Shelton, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release. They have barely spoken to the Schreibvogels since. It was the animal kingdom Joe had sought in Arlington. Crew would stroll about tossing live chickens, cats, and other animals into big-cat enclosures, or shooting them for fun. Joe was out thousands of dollars, Allen Glover was gone, and Carole Baskin was still alive. Soon afterward the couple rescued 56 more, and opened Wildlife on Easy Street, a big-cat bed-and-breakfast, where visitors paid $75 to spend the night with a predator. Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence was Joe's second husband. Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Francis was a spindly Korean War vet who smoked heavily and spoke little of war. Rights groups called the hotel a roadside zoo. Joe said no and what Joe said, went, Danny told me. The smell was appalling. He countersued for libel and slander, demanding $15 million in damages. Glover hated Joe, too. 9008 Stacy Lynn Ln, Yukon, OK 73099, lived here in 2017 $1,060: C. 634 Sisken Ct, Edmond, OK 73003, lived here in 2016 $1,160: D. The gay, gun-toting cowboy with a mullet, as he liked to call himself, stood on the front porch of his Oklahoma zoo around midnight, speaking to the man hed decided would kill his arch-rival. You bet I was cruel, he wrote me. He likes to brag.. Hes not an ordained priest, he told me. He alleged: He was the main person in this entrapment scheme to take my zoo for free. Park staff was a hodgepodge of homeless people, drug addicts, and others down on their luck. It was a sign of things to come. He turned Pamelas playhouse into a vet center. When the family moved to Texas, he worked at a local nursing home. Get on the ground! They screamed. He originally was charged with second-degree intentional murder, according to district court records. Joe tried moving Garolds gravesite there, but his wife and children refused. John took steroids, which swung his mood. Joe carped about PETA spies who infiltrated the park. The big day itself, nine months before the first legal gay wedding would be held in Oklahoma, was an extravaganza Joe hoped would project him to the world. A. When a big cat got sick, Joe turned it into a donation drive, pleading online for money to heal them. That year Joe met Brian Rhyne, a cosmology student at UT Dallas, and fell deeply in love. Jeffery Hartpence, 36, admitted to first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of Curtis Shelton, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release. The most notorious was in Ohios Amish country, where men in Brixton hats sold parrots, bobcats, and kangaroos as if they were old keepsakes. I believe hes breeding animals for financial gain, one activist, a Tampa sanctuary owner then named Carole Lewis, was quoted as saying of Joe. I am gay. Soon the park was festooned with memorial plaques and posters begging for cash. Fish and Wildlife Service, was examining accusations of animal cruelty when he caught wind of a potential murder plot. On one occasion, he threw Joe into a wall hard enough to send him to the hospital.". Joe was in Pauls Valley. When I visited the G.W. It wasnt G.W. Officers called Joe and an associate to wrangle the surviving emus. Eventually Carole settled on real estate, and made good money flipping delinquent Florida properties with a local magnate named Don Lewis, whom she married in 1991. Authorities jailed him the day after Sheltons body was found, according to a news release from the Kingman County Sheriffs Office from the day of his arrest. Joes relationship with Wynnewood began well, too. According to his lawsuit, obtained by PEOPLE, Exotic is seeking $73,840,000 for loss of personal property. His teardrop tattoo was in fact a tribute to his late grandmother. The three men wore bright pink cowboy shirts, standing in line beside a candle Joe lit for Garold. On Sept. 7, he left their rented home, hoping to get a job at a nearby hospital. Monkeys carried flowers, the cake was tiger-striped, and a black Celebes crested macaque bore the rings. Lowe feared the park would never make money. The trailers were dumps, and some employees slept on insect-covered floors. Hartpence's sentencing is scheduled for June 5 at 1:30 p.m. Whether by accident or design, Joes hopes of becoming a reality-TV star weretemporarily, at leastover. He alleged: He was the main person in this entrapment scheme to take my zoo for free. Lowe also saw his houseguest as a chance to start anew. A trapper attacked her in a parking lot after a court hearing. The sun cast a hazy penumbra across his black frame. In the suit, the reality star accused his former business partner, Jeffrey Lowe, of filing false statements to federal agents. He allowed customers to pet big-cat and bear cubs for a fee. I got caught with exotic animals in a city that bans exotics. Jeffrey L. Hartpence was born c. 1955. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The judge barred Joe from mentioning Don Lewis death during the trial. Only Travis older sisters, Ashley and Danielle, were asked to attend. Something just came over him and he was never the same again as far as the way he even did business.. The first time we spoke via phone, Joe asked if I could pass a message to Donald Trump Jr. Hed joke about you to your face, or chat shit about you behind your back. But he was bored, and experimented with drugs. But I am supposed to be nice? He was a smooth talker, and a great salesman. McHam was wrong. He was doing some evil things down there with the animals, he told me. She left home at 15, never finished high school, and paid for gas with pennies, for a $100 Impala she drove between three jobs. One staff member recalled him as particularly sadistic. Others liked him. He wore full scrubs, with a fanny pack and stethoscope. He and Joe were friends. The next morning, Joe stood before TV cameras, weeping in his pink wedding shirt. Authorities continued trying to crack down on the zoo. Cops charged John with assault and battery. The long trips gave them plenty of time to get to know each other. Joe continued to sell live and dead exotics off the books. One day, when visiting family, he wore them on the wrong shoes. Maldonado, however, met a much more tragic end. He and Dillon rarely left. One of his songs, Here Kitty Kitty, featured a model feeding meat to tigers from a mannequins headsupposedly referencing Caroles deceased husbandwhile Joe, dressed in shades, a pastors collar, and black hat, mimed lines like a spaghetti western preacher: So if youre ever down in Tampa on a big-cat refuge. The relationship came to an end when Hartpence held a gun to Joe's head in a drunken rage, New York Magazine reported. Fuck with me and I will bulldoze your house off the property, he texted Dillon. He threatened those thinking of hopping the fence that hed put a cap in their ass. But the claims Joe was churning out cub after cub were true; by 2006 the park officially made more than half a million dollars. Hes such a fake. John cut himself and suffered sleepless nights, and often lay in bed until mid-afternoon. He didnt know he was walking into hell.. For Joe, it was very personal, Carole told me. It had been a miserable 11 months, but theyd made it. There really isnt much left here besides cats for people to look at, he texted Joe. Joe treated him like a big kid. Lowe told Mark Lewis he was installing a drive-in theater at the park. As Cosmopolitan reports, Hartpence once held a gun against Joe's head during a drunken argument, after which the relationship started to break down. Exotic fell for Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence while grieving the death of his first husband Bryan Rhyne in 1991, before Hartpence's convictions. John will never step foot on the park again: Lowe threatened to shoot him if he does. Danny was furious. Zoo, one former employee told me. If staff did anything wrong, Joe cut off their food. Carole said one of them is Lowe. What is a restaurant adversity surcharge, and should you have to pay it in Wichita? In 2011 Caroles associates began emailing her about a mall petting act in which Big Cat Rescue was allegedly involved. We know that Jeffrey L. Hartpence had been residing in Dallas County, Texas. They all squabble over the land in Kansas, whose rights they now share with the Baskins. Browse our public records directory to see Jeffrey's age, current and past home addresses, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and known relatives. Around 1995 Joe and Brian traveled to Palm Springs, California. Just follow her into a mall parking lot, cap her, and drive off, he said. Garold married, had two kids, and coached soccer in nearby Ardmore, Oklahoma. Police say the 28-year-old man was asked to leave after an argument with two employees at the gas station. Ive had two boyfriends most of my life. Harley-Davidson bikers from nearby Moore accompanied the cortege into the G.W. 10 East Quail Creek Trl, Anthony, KS 67003-3008 is the residential address for J. That earned her plenty of enemies. She launched the website 911AnimalAbuse.com and became a pied piper against roadside zoos, drawing fandom through daily video logs in which she still sported cat-print clothing. He spent 56 days in traction in Florida before working at a West Palm Beach store named Pet Circus. Cats, gerbils, and rats were fed to snakes and big cats. She stopped visitors from touching the animals, and expanded cats cages. He wore spurs on his boots, even when shopping for groceries. Brian balanced the books. There is this thing that is bigger than all of us, Carole told me when I visited, channeling her feline obsession, and its personified [in the cats].. However, their relationship was reportedly so violent that Exotic finally found the courage to end their romance after Hartpence held a gun to his head in a drunken rage. Joe gave up on his deadly plot for a while. He also claimed he was targeted because [he] is an openly gay male with the largest collection of generic tigers and crossbreeds.. Joe wanted out. If he was in Las Vegas or something, I think he wouldve been just another guy on the Strip., But there was more darkness to Joes character than anybody in town imagined. Joe spent three years beginning in 1983 as a cop for real, patrolling in nearby Eastvale, a languid, quarter-mile-long Dallas suburb. Joe faces 20-plus years in prison. Fish and Wildlife Service and government agents. It seems that everyone is addicted to the wild Netflix docuseries Tiger King, which tells the unbelievable story of Joe Exotic, an eccentric, gay, gun-toting polygamist who runs a park that's home to more than 200 tigers, big cats, and other exotic animals. The bombshell revelation comes as Exotic filed a $94 million federal lawsuit against the government for alleged civil rights violations. A cunning and cuddly persona created an empire. They could not leave the park, Rick told me. Super Pet thrived despite complaints about dirty cages. He always wore a biker jacket and do-rag, under which locks of gray hair tumbled out like instant noodles. He claimed abstinence himself, and toyed with several stage names before settling on Joe Exotic, traveling the Midwest in a truck loaded with baby animals. It seemed fair. He spent park cash on condoms decorated with photos of him in a suggestive pose. He was sentenced in June and. Our management team will design a customized program that also works to enhance communication and create a true sense of community for your neighborhood. When Taryn reported the park for mistreating its horses, Lowe called her a c-nt on his Facebook page, and reiterated it to me, claiming she tasered tigers: Show your face here again you bitch, I have a rake and shotgun with your name on them.. Jeffrey Charles Hartpence, 36, was sentenced in Kingman County District Court by Judge Larry T. Solomon. He also hit cubs. You could see him trying to whip people into a frenzy to kill me, she told me. He couldnt do nothing.. Some townspeople were relieved their gay, gun-toting celebrity had retreated across the Washita. This story was originally published March 10, 2015 3:45 PM. He removed the magazine from the gun to show that it wouldn't fire without the magazine. She claimed the interactions at Easy Street would make visitors think twice about owning a big cat. The series mostly focuses on Exotic's feud with Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, a rivalry that ultimately landed Exotic in prison. Joe blamed Rick and Carole. Park expanded rapidly. Joes new life had lasted just 81 days. Find Jeffry Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Joe denies the claim. 3650 Darlings Rd, Guthrie, OK 73044; County: Logan County; FIPS: 400836005005032; Possible connections via main address - Bobbie J Hartpence; Latitude, Longitude: 35. . I felt like your life is in danger, Webster said. He resembled Steve Austin, the professional wrestler, and Joe assumed the teardrop tattoo beneath Glovers eye meant hed killed before. Parks LLC, open another in Lowes name, and continue running tours and shows as its entertainment director. Joe was out of food and hadnt paid utilities: Lowe would keep the park alive. Netflix's 'Gunthers Millions' Trailer Has 3 Twists About The Worlds Richest Dog, This New Dating Show Is Netflix's Answer To 'Bachelor In Paradise'. The crime occurred in February 2014 in Kingman County. Joe planned to keep some at Wynnewood. Joe had asked him to kill Carole Baskin, tooit was becoming tougher to find people Joe hadnt asked to murder his arch-rival. One manager was filmed saying hed beat the fuck out of a white tiger, while another admitted he didnt like Joes breeding process. Caroles crusade against Joe and his cohort crescendoed slowly after 2004. <p>While leading Tracy to the woods Jeffrey becomes irritated when she walks too slow and begins complaining, prompting him to throw her school bag away, shove her to the ground, and take a swing at her with his bat. He will reportedly be eligible for parole in 2034. Hes just got a way of brainwashing them.. They killed six. Joe and his staff drove his limousine into town for the odd meal at its lone Mexican restaurant. Jeffrey Hartpence in Kansas. You wanna know why Carole Baskin better never ever ever see me face-to-face? he asked, before shooting a blond-wigged doll live on camera. Joe opened with nine cages, a deer, and a mountain lion. However, he states he is preserving the issue for any subsequent federal appeal. By mid-December, Brian was skeletal, and couldnt speak. One time, Joe caught two crew members cavorting in a trailer. She rescued bobcats from the age of 17, and used llamas to trim the lawns of new-buys. They also wanted a zoo of their own, and flew Joe and Travis to their 12,000-square-foot home in Colorado. You cant do something like that and explain it away, said Red Oak Police Chief Doug McHam. Joe never stumped up the cash for his second hitmanbut it didnt matter. Park a cub mill. Other times Carole would call up reporters where Joe was, and educate them about his abuse. The laws of man werent nearly as easy to master. View our online Press Pack. He was a lynchpin in North Americas illegal animal trade. The 43-year-old was given a life sentence for Shelton's murder and will be eligible for parole in 2034. Laws are lax and authorities are stretched gossamer thin. Joe relied on a porous regulatory system that still does little to protect exotic animals in the United States. Meanwhile, Joe had begun filming at the park, hoping footage would propel him to Hollywood. By 2003 Carole had banned all visitor interaction with the animals. Camera? Rick replied. Josh went into shock. At least twice a week he ordered staff out in a white delivery truck, with NO PETA written on its side, to gather expired meat and vegetables from Wal-Marts across Oklahoma. Carole researched Joes tour schedule, and mobilized her followers to email complaints to venues. Jeffrey Charles Hartpence, Jeffrey C Hartpence, Jeffery C Hartpence, Jeffreyl Hartpence, Jc Hartpence, Jeffrey L Hartpence, Jeffrey Hadpence, Jeffrey Hartpence are alternative name for J. He felt he was wasting his life, Peet said. Something went wrong, please try again later. Another time in December 2014, Rick threatened to release footage of animal abuse. 02.28.77 is the birth date of J. J has reached the age of forty-five years. Joe thought Glover should travel to Big Cat Rescue with a fake ID. In November 2017, cops raided the Lowes Las Vegas property and impounded a tiger, a liliger, and a lemur, which vets announced were sick. The hut that was once Brians hospice was ashes. Exotic, born Joe Schreibvogel, is currently serving 22 years in. He made me feel I was his best friend, telling me that, as a British writer, I could stick it to the American press who make everything look horrible. If he thinks youre a potential enemy, everything changes. Joes legal skulduggery became King Lear with cowboy hats. The way he just expressed himself, you know, openly, like he was: I think he went against the grain around here, Mark Lewis, editor of the Wynnewood Gazette, told me. He told others I couldnt be trusted. What the fuck, Rick cried. Nevertheless, the three were married as a "throuple" in a ceremony seen in Tiger King. When he discovered I was reporting his true story, Joe called me a bully via his jails commissary (called Tiger). John lived with a girlfriend in Pauls Valley, near the park. Joe didnt know the difference between Republicans, Democrats, and libertarians. She noticed he would use up to 20 company names for his roadshow to, as Joe put it, keep Carole busy, and switch if somebody detected anything untoward. Oftentimes they ate the meat themselves: Joe joked it was a miracle nobody got sick. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Danny barely knew anything about the relationship. Lauren was slim and glamorous, with silken red hair. Thats what he represents: how silly we can be sometimes.. John also thought his new boss was cool. Then he whipped out his gun, and shot the horse in the head while it was still standing in its trailer. On breaks he told convenience-store clerks hed emerged from successful surgery. Lowe wrote Joe out of the parks ownership. Find Jeffrey Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Some dropped instantly. Garretson had agreed to wear a wire and recorded the entire plan to kill Carole. They were totally in a trance-like state.. It was having some effect and causing a problem for him, Howard told me. Brian was more reserved than Joe, and kept his husbands hot-headedness in check. She wont until somebody shoots her, Joe replied. He dropped to his knees, and cried. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He sat on the local chamber of commerce and volunteered as an EMT. It houses more than 80 cats whose large cages connect across 67 acres of rolling parkland. Special Agent Matt Bryant, with U.S. Park a ticking time bomb, potentially 10 times worse than Zanesville., If somebody thinks theyre going to walk in here and take my animals away, Joe told a reporter, its going to be a small Waco.. I love that kid so much, Joe told me recently. The couple then married Travis Maldonado in a three person wedding. Finlay left the park to marry her and raise their child together. Lowe was short and stocky, with doughy eyes. In 2003, a stocky 19-year-old named John Finlay answered an ad. Hes the reason that poor cub was born crippled People like that know what theyre doing., If they have a problem with my morals, Joe countered, then they can write me a check so I can build separate cages for my males and females.. Days later John found Joe in his garage, with a cellphone in one hand and a gun in the other. And with his cash dwindling, and Carole closing in on the settlement, he was getting desperate for a break. The Oklahoman prompted readers to donate $17,400 toward the bears upkeep. He broke bones in his back, neck, and right leg. With Joes Wal-Mart scheme over, food cost a fortune. He still fears for his safety. And I think he saw me as his meal ticket.. "Finlay felt that Joe had become manipulative and controlling. Savannah says goodbye to Today colleague in emotional live moment, Kardashian fans shocked after Cardi B spills plastic surgery 'secret' about Kim, Kylie Jenner busts out of tiniest thong bikini ever for racy new photos, Kim Kardashian calls out sister Kylie Jenner for snubbing her in sexy new photos, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Joe Exotic is currently serving 22 years in jail after being found guilty of paying a hitman to kill animal activist Carole Baskin, Exotic fell for Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence while grieving the death of his first husband Bryan Rhyne in 1991, Exotic on the Netflix show with his husbands Travis Maldonado and John Finlay, Exotic filed a $94 million federal lawsuit against the government for alleged civil rights violations, According to his lawsuit, obtained by PEOPLE, Joe is seeking $73,840,000 for loss of personal property, The Tiger King follows an eccentric animal collector and his bitter rivalry with animal activist Carole Baskin (pictured), Netflix Tiger King trailer tells shocking true story of zookeeper Joe Exotic. Maldonado, a "19-year-old meth addict," as Women's Health reports, started working at the zoo in 2013 and started a polyamorous relationship with Exotic and Finlay. Some had arrest warrants in other states. Jeffrey Hartpence is 45 years old and was born on 03/24/1977. He and Joe began a romantic relationship. Hes the goofy part of Oklahoma. Hartpence acknowledges that his argument has been rejected by the Kansas Supreme Court in State v. Coleman, 271 Kan ___, 26 P.3d 613 (2001). Websters voicemail was forwarded by the Baskins attorney to the FBI. Joe argued back feebly, but he was crestfallen, and physically broken. That February, cops raided his ranch in Red Oak, south of Dallas, and discovered 69 dead emus. After they split Joe began dating John Finley, who starred in Tiger King with him. The staff. But jobs were scarce, and he didnt hesitate when, one day after applying, Joe hired him. 16 records for J Hartpence's Phone Number, Email, Address . According to Lauren, he sweetened the deal with an additional $100,000. He racked its slide, held the barrel to his temple, and fired. James Garretson had recently returned to Joes life: He wanted tips on opening a tiger B&B much like Wildlife on East Street. Thank God its finally legal in America. Joe hugged her and said hed care for the creature. He renamed it the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, to keep the G.W. Kids could pet tiger cubs for a fee. Lowe turned his Beaufort store into a roadside zoo filled with tigers. Carole encouraged her fans to report animal abuse. Some fear Joes power to harm them. Now he was a blond-mulleted cowboy in the buckle of the Bible Belt. PETA and the Humane Society also caught wind of Joes exploits. In the suit, the reality star accused his former business partner, Jeffrey Lowe, of filing false statements to federal agents. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Between his wild actions and the parks unending abuse, most film staff left soon after they arrived, unable to package the horror they witnessed into a family-friendly product. The presumption does not improperly shift . The two-day operation was bedlam. Joe accused crew members of being PETA spies, and kept them on the park after closing for long, rambling screeds that might last three hours. One night, a month after John began work at Wynnewood, he sent Joe a text message: Come save me. When Joe arrived, Johns girlfriend was throwing his belongings out onto the street. He grew his hair into a mullet, dyed it blond, and began covering his wiry frame in tattoos. Judge Larry T. Solomon accepted his plea. Joe hasnt expressed any remorse for his actions. They cited Lowe for doing business and handling animals without a license. Joe coined the hashtag #FixThisShit. He posted Craigslist ads for production staff to film reality shows at the park, hoping to become the next Steve Irwin, and hired musicians to write country songs he lip-synced in videos. Its all BSeverything. He told Joe to dissolve the G.W. Dillon was a cheerleading faggot, Lowe added. He needed them: Food for the parks 200-or-so big cats could tally over half a million dollars yearlynot counting the other thousand animals. Jeffrey Charles "J.C." Hartpence After Rhyne's death, Exotic got together with a 20-something events producer named J.C. Hartpence, and their relationship was reportedly a volatile one. The couple texted love notes from different rooms so they would never be apart. In June 2017 he and Josh, who is also gay, visited the OKC Pride parade in Joes limo. Zoo in 2003 and, according to the in-depth New York piece, "[he] was a cute little redneck boy who hid his teeth when he smiled; he later grew long rattail-style hair, began taking steroids at Joes behest, and became prone to attacks of rage. Sometimes he performed in drag as Dolly Parton. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Jeffrey Hadpence. The country music singer has also claimed that those government offices made the tiger an endangered species in the US solely to file charges against him - and promote their alleged animal rights agenda. Five new tigers were arriving. Judge Larry T. Solomon accepted the plea in Kingman County District Court. They pulled Joes siblings back into his orbit, and targeted a 235-acre plot of family land in Kansas: their inheritance. Joe shot into walls, and near employees, who ate the meat Joe pooled from Oklahoma Wal-Marts. Joe had a creative solution for that. Find Geoffrey Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. (He is serving a prison term in Kansas for murder and child molestation.). After Rhyne's death, Exotic got together with a 20-something events producer named J.C. Hartpence, and their relationship was reportedly a volatile one. Joe has now filed a $94million (76million) lawsuit as he claims he was "wrongfully" arrested and imprisoned. A second man, 38-year-old Jeffrey Hartpence, is serving a life sentence for first-degree felony murder in Shelton's death. Sometimes Carole generated a thousand emailsa lot for a Midwest mall managers inbox. Joe wore the faux pastors outfit from his Here Kitty Kitty video, complete with hat and wraparound shades. Joe and Dillon Passage are still married. Within months, Lowe and Lauren were living at the G.W. A week after he was airlifted to a hospital, the family took Garold off life support (Joe claims he pulled the switch; others deny it). At the time, 13 states allowed private citizens to own exotics, including Oklahoma. He bought Travis a four-wheeler, gave him cash, and let him roam the park. In 2006 the USDA suspended Joes exhibitors license and fined him $25,000 for failing to keep his cages clean or providing the animals with adequate medical care. David Steele, a bemused local cop, told a reporter: I dont know what his problem is. There was already an investigation underway at the G.W. This time Joe was in no mood for workarounds. They advocated against private ownership of big cats alongside the Humane Society, PETA, and others. Hartpence is now serving life in prison in Kansas for first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton who was found dead in his home with multiple gunshot wounds in 2014. She hunted his wealth ever since, and hounded him online. But not long after their wedding, Finlay wanted out, Texas Monthly reports. Who cares? Jeff told me. LOVERBOY is a creative force springing forth from the mind of Scottish Creative Director and Designer Charles Jeffrey. Wildlife on Easy Street became Big Cat Rescue. But as more animals arrived at the park, profits fell. Joes relationship with J.C. had already crumbled. Despite how contrived the ceremony felt, Travis seemed happy. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Park is one of around 80 U.S. facilities that allow cub-petting. John blames Joe for introducing him to meth, and the pair began lifting weights. Then, on Oct. 7 1997, Garold was driving in rain near Dallas with Tamara, when a semi truck hydroplaned and crushed him in his chassis. In June 2017 he opened Neon Jungle, a cub-petting storefront in a Oklahoma City mall, charging customers $25 to pet each animal. View Jeffrey Hadpence's record in Anthony, KS including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. He witnessed the worst of his employers cultish behavior. Carole grew concerned she was actually encouraging big cat ownership, and executed a volte face. But behind the feud story are several other stranger plots, one of the most interesting of which is how Exotic met and married his many husbands. Years after their split Hartpence was convicted for "aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14" and was put on the sex offenders register. An additional 100-200 birds were feeding on the remains. One careless mistake snuffed him out, he said. Based in London, the brand stands out for its radical sensibility that informs all of LOVERBOY's output, which is proudly committed to making clothes that can be worn by anyone, in any conceivable way. Fresh from Joes emu-killing exploits, the G.W. They met online, and, as is detailed on the show, went out to dinner together, and Passage never went home. Joe believed Travis had sent Dillon to the park keep him from committing suicide. A further $15 million is for "false arrest, false imprisonment, selective enforcement and the death of his mother, Shirley". Like Joe, Jeff Lowe was no stranger to showbizor controversy. He fretted shed get the park when Shirley died, and tried putting his share of its ownership in the names of others. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Joes defense he was playing along to incriminate Lowe and the others fell flat, as was his insistence he was entrapped. I asked him why Joe kept him away. The studio burned down overnight.. The meandering Washita River separated it from the town. What's more, he insisted on seeking an additional $15 million after he accused another former colleague of being an informant before saying his mother Shirley's death is as a result of his imprisonment. A grand jury convened but refused to indict Joe and his associate, and the men walked free. As our conversations continued, he grew more skittish and hostile. She didnt stick around for the verdict, fearing one of Joes followers would execute her, Jack Ruby-style. It seemed like he was stalling for time. Dillon wouldnt speak to me and Joe wouldnt reveal his location. Some of which passed away under truly tragic circumstances that add a heartbreaking layer to Tiger King. He saw the Ferraris and the Porsches and all the exotic vehicles, Lowe told me of Joe. When he returned, he howled. Then, according to Howard, Joe waited until the two men were alone. He overdosed, and almost died. Joe often griped to Rick about Carole: how she was mad and would never get his money. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. A Harper County man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing a Nashville, Kan., man last February. Jeffrey Hartpence lives in Anthony, KS; previous cities include Wichita KS and Freeport KS. "Joe was loading him into a pickup to take him home to die peacefully, when he breathed his last breath. Also not discussed in the documentary, according to Texas Monthly, Hartpence had a background as an event producer and had helped. According to former crew members, Joe made between $1,500 and $10,000 for hybrid cubs, which many experts say are useless to the genetic diversity of big cats worldwide (many have inbred birth defects). Around 2010 he sent John to scope out Big Cat Rescue, and sprinkled Caroles name into daily conversation. His Adams apple bobbed up and down faster than Josh had ever seen. Danny Maldonado questions whether Travis death was accidental. Other times crew killed and butchered the zoos hoof stocklow-value horses, cows, and goatsto be fed out to the exotics, his breadwinners. He loved bikes, and thought nothing of cycling 300 miles across the state on a $4,000 model his father Danny, a 23-year Marine veteran with a snow-white handlebar mustache, bought him. It was a bizarre affair. Peoples lives depend on me making them follow rules. It was the first public fight between Joe and Carole. Joe allegedly mocked disabled children who visited the park, and joked with one employee that a pocket knife was his n---er stabber., He started to lose grip on who he actually was, John told me. They let out the chimps, tigers, leopards, wolvesyou name itand guess whos ass was always in trouble when they did Who the hell do you think is paid to do a job? Find Jeff Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. PETA filmed an undercover video at the park that year, claiming staff kicked and hit animals with shovels and rifle butts. They all wore hot pink shirts, had a tiger-striped cake, and had animals perform during the ceremony. FY 2022 Annual Reports; FY 2021 Annual Reports; FY 2020 Annual Reports; FY 2019 Annual Reports Few believed they could leave. Sundays, they lazed around at home and watched Westerns on TV," New York writes. Carole hired investigators to find the cash. Park employee named Ashley Webster left her a voicemail. The ensuing animal massacre made headlines worldwide, as cops hunted Thompsons deadly menagerie. Ive tried drugs through the younger years of my life. His White House run ended in comic failure. Hed heard the weapon wouldnt fire without its magazine. Rick saw Joe shoot one tiger during his year at the park. Rick and the crew threw an impromptu party at the trailer. Carole Baskin, a big cat sanctuary-owner from Tampa, Florida, had won a million-dollar lawsuit against him. Danny had seen many ashes during his military service. PETA called the G.W. I currently got legally married. The parks finances already hung by a thread, but Joe had siphoned park funds for his gubernatorial race, forging checks and spending cash on gifts for Dillon, such as a Ford Mustang. Owners dropped lions, tigers, monkeys, birds, and other rare creatures at its gates. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A bullet went straight through Travis brain, slapping into the wall beside him. None of you will ever come close to knowing the stress it took daily to deal with keeping hundreds of people alive, just so a bunch of people, that their own families threw out, could not appreciate a job and a home., I am proud of what I did in my life and any loser that says otherwise had the same chancethey just fucked it up. A lot of people dont know the truth, said John Finlay, who had an 11-year relationship with Joe. In a July 2004 Oklahoman article, Joe spoke out about giving sanctuary to a two-month-old crippled lion cub called Angel, against the advice of an Oklahoma USDA expert. But having lost Garold four years earlier, he told me, you tend to wonder what the hell you did wrong. He thought the world had turned against him. There are others who breed, but hes the primary one.. Hed run a stop sign driving to Francis, by then heavily ill with Alzheimers disease, and was hit by a truck. Follow her on Twitter: @amyreneeleiker. One of those asked to film Joes upcoming web show was Travis Maldonado, a handsome, six-foot-four-inch tall 20-year-old from Southern California. Hes as bad as Joe, if not worse, John spat. For a few seconds, Josh thought it was a prank. One time Carole was filling up at a gas station when a man approached her. Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. The G.W. The park began to fill almost immediately. Joe didnt want Cheryl there either. Finlay is one of three husbands featured in the docuseries Tiger King. Meanwhile, threats arrived from Lowe. The next morning around 7 a.m., Rick recalls, one of the park managers kicked in the door of his trailer. He waxed about their relationship, and ended: If we can pull one thing off with this horrible tragedy, it is to continue to bypass the hate and the judgment that we cast upon each other no matter what we do.. That night, Joe changed the locks on the studio, and announced hed leave town for three days. Carole and Howard filed a copyright-infringement suit, but Joe didnt back down. 38-1636(a)(2) is rebuttable. Just days later Joe was out on the park again. Joe jumped on the cars roof and waved to the crowd. Some questioned where the money went. As. Hartpence, 43, is now serving a life sentence at a Kansas prison for the first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton, who was found dead at his home in 2014 with multiple gunshot wounds. The ribald man on his porch seemed as good a bet as any to bury her. He ordered John to drive Glover to a Dallas lighting store to get one, and mailed his cellphone to a Las Vegas address registered to Lowe, to cover his tracks. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, from 1998 to 2018.. Born in Kansas, Exotic and his family moved to Texas, where he enrolled . A year after they wed, Don and Carole visited an animal auction in Ohio to buy a pet bobcat. Danny only discovered his sons death via Facebook. Years after the pair parted ways, Hartpence was convicted for "aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14" and put on the sex offenders register. In March, a second defendant, Jeffrey Hartpence, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with this crime. He worked security at the Round-Up Saloon, a popular gay bar in downtown Dallas. Heres the thing with kings, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Green. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. When I went, it had rained, and tigers sloshed back and forth in ankle-deep slurry. Its for a TV show, he told her with a shrug. Years after their split Hartpence was convicted for "aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14" and was put on the sex offenders register. He was arrested and charged with assault and battery.". Critics and animal welfare groups claimed Joe ran a shabby roadside zoo of daily abuse, cruelty, and illegal trafficking. The bombshell revelation comes as Exotic filed a $94 million federal lawsuit against the government for alleged civil rights violations. And before you bring me down, it is my belief that you will stop breathing.. Luckily, one was about to stroll right onto his property. Hes a goddamn, what do you call it, a Charles Manson, Yarri told me. Finlay had seen enough and was ready to leave. A month later he and Lauren wed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. By Joes return to Texas, in 1986, he had adopted his latest persona: a cowboy, complete with ten-gallon hat and sidestrapped six-shooter. A bidder beside Carole said he planned to kill one on the way out, and stuff it. He fell for Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence while grieving the death of his first husband Bryan Rhyne in 1991, before Hartpence's convictions. Public officials accused him of safety violationsJoe often left kids in cages with animalsbut a combination of sharp wit and litigiousness shut them up. View Public Record Results &check; Addresses. Joe told the family to stay away, and cremated Travis body four days later, before they arrived in Oklahoma for his funeral. But it was the subject of eight separate legal cases that year. The trip to the Lowes home would be their honeymoon. His father Francis helped dig ponds and fences, and his mother Shirley did the shopping. In the smash hit docuseries, Exotic's complicated love life is explored, including his polyamorous marriage to John Finlay and Travis Maldonado. </p> <p>Hartpence is now serving life in prison in Kansas for first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton who was found dead in his home with multiple gunshot wounds in 2014 . Sentencing is scheduled for June 5 at 1:30 p.m. A second defendant, Dean Cowles, has also been charged in connection with . But Ive actually got it figured out now.. Brian looked after the finances, as he had done in Texas. Joe had asked Ashley to kill Carole, and she believed he was serious. Their conditions are poor even to untrained eyes. Treat his employees like dirt he would downgrade me to the point where it was coming close to blows, thats how bad it got hes justhes really a cruel, cruel person.. He accessorized his Ferrari sports car with a Ferrari-branded baseball cap. Joe screamed loud enough to make your ears ring," New York writes. Carole Baskin at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. However, their relationship was reportedly so violent that Exotic finally found the courage to end their romance after Hartpence held a gun to his head in a drunken rage. He was loud and crazy and didnt care.. After the conviction, Joe wrote to President Trump, begging for a pardon. He wouldnt leave for years. Tiger King- Murder, Mayhem and Madness - Official Trailer - Netflix, fell for Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence (pictured in his mug shot) in 1991, years before he was convicted of his crimes, Joe marries John Finlay and Travis Maldonado, Joe was also convicted of eight counts of falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act. Joe found most of his staff through Craigslist. Kiss my ass right here from jail, he posted to Facebook. Brian and Joe built a home in Fort Worth and traveled. The other neighbors were upset there was a camel, one told me. Joe controlled when crew members slept, when they got up, and forbade relations between them. Hed been to Wildlife on Easy Street in the 90s, and the pair soon married. Police carted J.C. away, never to return. The U.S. Department of Agriculture employs around 110 relevant inspectors for 10,000 locations countrywide. Current address 3000 Delp Dr N, Yukon, OK 73099 $1,060: B. The cameras are all in the studio., There is no studio! The family won a $140,000 settlement from the trucking company whose driver caused the wrecknobody was drunk behind the wheel, as Joe repeatedly claims. We Found 1 Result For Blake Hartpence In Oklahoma. According to the suit, Joe demanded $78,840,000 for the loss of his personal property. John Finlay lives in Davis and holds a steady welding job. Travis and Danny saw Oklahoma as a chance to clean up and work on something fun. Find Jeffry Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. He, Joe, and John continued to spend long weekends at motels, and invite other men into their relationship. Hes charming and an engaging speaker. He could be mean, throwing live chickens into the cat cages. With her dead, Joe might focus on rebuilding the zoo, and his life. He was relieved the pain was over. Thompsons zoo was a disaster waiting to happen, rights groups warned. Joe stood at a lectern, flanked by friends, family, and former lovers. By this time, he referred to himself as the Tiger King. Joe often posted ads on Craigslist for young men to join him and John for weekenders in Pauls Valley or Oklahoma City motels. He and Shirley still visited most days, but theres nothing to suggest they conspired in the abuse carried out by their son, who was turning into something far more sinister than the fantasist he had been. Joe used [Garold] and his memory to just get what he wanted, Pamela told me. Lowe joined calls between Joe and Howard, and continued to breed and sell big cats. If I knew it was this easy, Id just blast them all, he told Cowie. Joe stood in the middle, wearing a black, wide-brimmed hat. Lowe said Joe asked him to bring up Google Earth on his computer (my monitor is huge) Joe and Travis mapped out places to kill Carole. Much to the chagrin of Maldonado's mother, Passage and Exotic were married only two months after Maldonado's death. I thought, if people could go in a cage with one of those cats and see that theyre not affectionateall they want to do is pee on youthat they wont want them as pets, she told me. And a lot of people dont care to know the truth they want the nice story about the guy with the tigers.. Within a year, Joe hooked up with a hard-drinking, drug-using 24-year-old events producer named Jeffrey Charles "J.C." Hartpence. Joes entrepreneurial instincts spawned branded T-shirts, cotton candy, bullwhips, skincare, underwear, wine, and even condoms. A second man, Kingman resident Dean Cowles, is being tried May 11 on second-degree murder in connection with Sheltons death, according to Schmidt and court records. As with John, Joe took an instant liking to Travis. In 2017 he set his sights on the upcoming Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Then he watched it crumble, and another man took his throne. In 2000 the American Zoological Association, an industry body, refused accreditation for Wildlife on Easy Street. Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Eric Cowie, a military veteran crew member, took the gun from his hand and wrapped Travis head in a white shirt to stem the bleeding. Bryant, unaware of Glovers whereabouts, warned Howard and Carole about an imminent threat. They bought window blinds, began carrying pistols, and avoided riding bicycles to work. As Joe stepped out of his Ford F-150 on its lot, four cops surrounded him. He thought he was having the chance of a lifetime, Sherry Peck, Dannys girlfriend, told me. Exotic, born Joe Schreibvogel, is currently serving 22 years in jail after being found guilty of paying a hitman to kill animal activist Carole Baskin, and of killing tigers to make room for more cats in his animal park. . The internet meant people were posting pictures of their nights there. He was an expert speaker, and thrilled crowds during un-PC, curse-laden tours of the park. But he grew frustrated at the abuse he witnessed in Wynnewood. He had spoken about fleeing to Belize with several people at the zoo. When she left, Joe told Rick to turn his camera on. When Carole returned to Florida, she posted a video saying that Joe was not simply one crazy bad apple, and called out several other roadside zoo owners. Media lapped up Joes liesa drunk driver killed his brother, he rescued a meth addict who became his husbandkeen to buy into his quirky, animal-loving character. I think he started right then, like, Dude, this is easy. In typically conspiratorial style, Joe warned that the government agency would pull some strings out of the air to kill the cat and frame him. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Joe claimed the park swallowed $36,000 a month in food. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Somehow, the park was still growing. Cowles, 47, has pleaded not guilty, court records show. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Hed convinced Joe Barth, his Beaufort neighbor, to move his theater. Some who did said theyd escaped a cult. One night he addressed the camera, and said: For Carole and all of her friends that are watching out there, if you think for one minute I was nuts before, I am the most dangerous exotic-animal owner on this planet right now. Joe used their fame to supercharge donations, which flooded in from all over the world. Why was I written up: because the staff wont do their job. [Joe] had it in Johns head that if he left, he couldnt go nowhere, one of Johns former girlfriends told me. Then he fed the horse out to the lions. He says this includes "18 years of research and care of 200 generic tigers and cross-breeds for 365 days a year, at a boarding rate of $60/day per animal". Fish and Wildlife Service and government agents. Joe could barely wait to talk about the bitch who was after his business. Were hurt, and were tired, and now were responsible, he said. Ive had some kinky sex. Jeff told me he suggested not to kill her but to burn her shit to the ground., By the time Allen Glover, a recent staff addition, entered the fray to kill Carole, Joe was already under surveillance. When he met Hartpence Joe was still grieving the death of his first husband Brian Rhyne, who died of complications related to HIV. Travis wasnt down-and-out, as Joe would later insist. Allen Glover worked at the zoo after spending years behind bars for a string of attacks beginning at 17. Park. Travis head fell back. Exotic, born Joe Schreibvogel, is currently serving 22 years in jail after being found guilty of paying a hitman to kill animal activist Carole Baskin, and of killing tigers to make room for more cats in his animal park. Glover planned to warn Carole in person, but didnt make it to Tampa before stopping at a beach and blowing all the money on partying. A brown bear sat in its own feces while a man fed it potato chips. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He is now serving a life sentence in a Kansas prison for the first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton, who was found dead in his home with multiple gunshot wounds in 2014. According to USDA regulations, cubs may only be handled for a month-long period between eight and 12 weeks old. 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