Man who fled Houston police with tiger in vehicle identified as murder suspect awaiting trial

Update 9:42 p.m.

Update 6:55 p.m.

UPDATE: Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, is charged with felony evading arrest for fleeing from HPD patrol officers this morning.

We have plenty of places we can take that tiger and keep it safe and give it a home for the rest of its life,” Houston police Cmdr.

“If that tiger was to get out and start doing some damage yesterday, I’m sure one of these citizens would have shot the tiger.

He is described as a Hispanic male, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 130 pounds.

“This is about a tiger.

They also have to have $100,000 animal insurance, and in a case of a tiger, keep it at least 1000 feet from other homes, schools or child care facilities, KHOU reported.

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