Jessica Bond Ferguson
Jessica Bond Ferguson is a mother of five from Heidelberg, Mississippi, who gained media attention after she shot a rhesus monkey that had escaped from a research facility following a traffic accident. Concerned for the safety of her children, aged 4 to 16, she acted on her son's report of the monkey's presence near their home. Ferguson justified her actions by emphasizing the need to protect her family from potential diseases associated with the escaped animals, stating, 'I did what any mother would do to protect her children.'
Born on Jan 01, 1988 (37 years old)
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Hungary:
Jessica Bond Ferguson shot a monkey in her yard early Sunday morning to protect her children.
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United Kingdom:
Jessica Bond Ferguson shot a monkey that escaped in Mississippi to protect her children.
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United States:
Jessica Bond Ferguson shot and killed an escaped monkey fearing for the safety of her children.
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Jessica Bond Ferguson shot a rhesus monkey that escaped after a traffic accident out of concern for her children's safety.
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