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Mississippi Mother Fatally Shoots Escaped Monkey After Truck Crash On October 28, 2025, a truck carrying 21 rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg, Mississippi, releasing several of the animals into the surrounding area. A few days later, on November 2, Jessica Bond Ferguson, a local mother of five, fatally shot one of the escaped monkeys after spotting it in her yard. Ferguson told reporters she acted out of fear for her children’s safety, saying: “I did what any other mothe