US Tourists Arrested For Entering Viral Monkey Punch’s Zoo Habitat In Costume - VIDEO
· Free Press Journal
Japanese police have arrested two US nationals after one broke into the Ichikawa City Zoo enclosure of viral monkey Punch while the other filmed the stunt, according to police.
The intruder, identified as 24-year-old Reid Jahnai Daysun, jumped the fence to enter the enclosure, while 27-year-old Neal Jabahri Duan filmed the incident, prompting police in the Tokyo suburb of Chiba to detain both men. Video clips of the incident show Daysun, wearing a blue suit with a smiling emoji head, climbing into the enclosure. Video of the incident has sufaced on social media and is going viral.
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ALERT: American tourists arrested in Japan for climbing into a monkey enclosure in Japan, where viral baby monkey ‘Punch’ lives.
— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) May 18, 2026
Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo, has attracted many domestic and international visitors since a picture of a baby monkey named Punch was posted… pic.twitter.com/14nUPEVZ1C
The men were apprehended by zoo authorities shortly after the incident unfolded. Ichikawa Police arrested the pair on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
昨日、鹿野さんは勇気を出して侵入者を連れ出しました。その時パンチはひどく怯えて、部屋の中からそっと顔を出して外の様子をうかがっていました。#がんばれパンチ #市川市動植物園 #今日のパンチ #パンチくんの大冒険 #Punch pic.twitter.com/wB5iKNQInA
— Punch (@XPnftclub) May 18, 2026
Both men have denied the allegations. No monkeys were injured during the incident, the BBC reported, citing police.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa Meets Viral Baby Monkey Punch at Japan Zoo; Fans Can’t Get EnoughPunch the monkey went viral in February after the zoo posted photos of him with a large orangutan plush toy when his mother was seen rejecting him. Punch’s early attempts to fit in failed, as other monkeys either ignored him or behaved aggressively towards him. His only comfort was the plush toy, which a member of staff gifted him as both a muscle-building aid and a maternal substitute.