CHARLESTON, S.C. — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle is going to prison — but not for as long as prosecutors wanted — after admitting he broke federal law buying endangered animals to keep at his zoo in South Carolina.
Antle was sentenced to one year and one day behind bars and fined $55,000 Tuesday, nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to trafficking in exotic animals and money laundering. He pleaded guilty in November 2023.
It’s likely the end to the legal dramas that surrounded “Tiger King,” the Netflix true crime documentary that captivated a country shut down by COVID-19…