Overview
- Noah Thomas, 19, of Austintown, Ohio, is charged over a Sept. 21 incident at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, and a warrant also names companion Adrianna Marsco.
- Counts include third-degree felonies for causing or risking catastrophe, criminal trespass and conspiracy, plus misdemeanors for reckless endangerment and cruelty to animals, along with theft of services.
- Investigators cite a video posted to Instagram and still visible on TikTok showing Thomas jumping a barrier as the elephant rams a gate and throws its trunk toward him.
- Police say Thomas and a woman entered through a temporary exit without tickets during remodeling, with about 25 adults and children present in the elephant barn.
- Zoo security located the pair in the aquarium area, escorted them out and recorded their vehicle’s license plate; as of Saturday, Thomas had not been taken into custody.