PLANO, Texas — Halloween shoppers at a Spirit Halloween store in Plano were treated to a real-life fright this week when a pet monkey escaped its owner and began swinging from the store’s rafters, sending customers running and others scrambling for their phones.
According to NBC DFW, the unusual scene unfolded on October 27 when the small brown monkey — wearing a diaper — broke free after being startled by one of the store’s animatronic decorations.
‘It Was Like Animal Kingdom Live’
Customer Arlene Pinkston, who was shopping with her daughters, said she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
“My daughter looked up and said, ‘What in the world?’” Pinkston recalled. “She goes, ‘Is that a real monkey?’ and I looked up and said, ‘Well, it’s got a diaper on, so I guess it is real.’”…