BAY COUNTY, Fla. – A man broke into a Panama City zoo Tuesday afternoon and assaulted employees and visitors, Bay County deputies said.
Deputies responded to ZooWorld after a 911 call about a man — Michael Brown — “acting erratically” at the zoo, reports stated.
According to Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Brown was “screaming threats” at people around him before he assaulted two visitors and three employees.
BCSO said after Brown attacked the employees, they retreated from him and focused on keeping other visitors — including a bus full of children — away from Brown.
Deputies said Brown did not injure any animals at the zoo, nor did he attempt to enter any animal enclosures.
Brown began f...