A year after Victor Cuevas was spotted in a viral video wrangling a tiger in west Houston, he was sentenced for a 2017 Fort Bend County murder.
At one point, a city-wide search took place to find the tiger, named India.
Cuevas was later apprehended on a felony evading arrest charge, but without the tiger. To this day, the 26-year-old faces no charges for the loose animal. Texas allows exotic animal ownership, but it's prohibited within Houston city limits. In the weeks following the arrest, Fort Bend County courts revoked his bond, which raised the amount from the original $125,000, but Cuevas was able to afford the increased amounts.Over that time, Cuevas' attorney had insisted his client didn't outright own India.
As for India, Cuevas' wife turned the tiger, who was found in good health after going missing, over to authorities after Victor's arrest. The animal was then transferred to a local shelter, before finally receiving a permanent home at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in north Texas.
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