A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly stole his neighbor’s pet monkey and sold it, according to NBC6.

Vanessa Di Gennaro told authorities she was cleaning her house Sunday and put her monkey, Zoe, in the backyard. When she came out, Zoe was gone, NBC6 reports.

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Oscar Leiva, 21, said he found the monkey was in his kitchen, but it ran away, NBC6 reports. However, a witness said that Leiva told him he took the monkey and sold it for $900, according to NBC6.

Police recovered the monkey and it was returned to its owner days later, NBC6 reports.

Leiva was charged with grand theft.

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