Mugshot gallery of Joe Exotic’s menagerie of misfits

Tiger King’s Joe Exotic surrounded himself with a menagerie of misfits, who were arrested for DUIs, unlawful possessions of weapons, assault and fraud. 

Eccentric zoo owner Joe Exotic, who is currently serving 22 years in federal prison for plotting to have his arch nemesis Carole Baskin murdered and killing five tigers, found most of his employees off Craigslist.

He admitted in the hit Netflix docuseries that many were drug addicts, homeless or fresh from jail, as he provided them a small wage and a place to live in exchange for working at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma.

But beyond DUIs and minor infractions with the law, several zoo employees were arrested for assault, unlawful possession of firearms and fraud.

Here, DailyMail.com breaks down the cast members’ arrests and charges against them.   

John Finlay: Joe Exotic’s former husband

Finlay met Joe in 2003 when the then 19-year-old came to work for him at the zoo, with their relationship quickly turning romantic.

The now 35-year-old even had a tattoo just below his belt line that read ‘PRIVATELY OWNED BY JOE EXOTIC’. He since has had it covered up.

The Netflix docuseries shows Finlay, Joe Exotic and Travis Maldonado in a three-way wedding ceremony, but soon after their relationship ended on a bad note.

In 2005 while working at the zoo, Finlay was arrested for leaving a carcass of an animal in an unlawful place.

On August 18, 2014, he was arrested for domestic assault and battery when he reportedly attacked Joe, though he was never charged.

Months later in October 2014, Finlay filed a protective order against Joe, but four days later it was dismissed because the court found he failed to meet the burden of proof.

In September 2018, the mother of this young biological daughter, filed a petition for a protective order against him.

In the petition order she claimed that Finlay told her that ‘he would put a bullet in anyone who stood between him and his child.’ 

She also claimed Finlay ‘has told numerous people he wanted to leave state with (their daughter), and he was headed to Florida before he faced prison.’

An emergency order was granted, but weeks later it was dismissed because the police couldn’t locate Finlay in order to serve him.

Jeff Lowe: Current owner of Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park

Lowe has had his fair share of legal drama, reportedly sued by Prince in 2007 for allegedly selling clothes with his trademarked symbol on them.

In 2008, Lowe pleaded guilty to mail fraud, stemming from a scheme in which he posed as an employee of an abuse organization to obtain more than $1 million worth of goods for a fraction of their value, reported the Beaufort Gazette.  

Ten years later, Lowe was arrested and charged in Las Vegas with three counts unlawful possession of wild animals in 2018. 

Lowe was running a tiger cub party business in which he allegedly picked up customers in a party bus and drove around the Las Vegas strip while customers played with the cubs.

As part of the plea agreement, Lowe agreed to surrender the animals and pay a $10,000 fine. Lowe never showed up to a later court date for a status check and a bench warrant was issued.

The warrant came to light after he became a household name from Netflix’s Tiger King.

Lowe told Dailymail.com the warrant for his arrest ‘is a paperwork error’ and he has a new court date on June 1st where ‘he’ll take care of it.’ 

Joshua Dial: Joe Exotic’s former campaign manager

Joe Exotic hired Joshua Dial as his campaign manager for his failed bid for president in 2016 and subsequent bid for Oklahoma Governor in 2017.

The 31-year-old has been arrested at least five times.

Joe found Dial working at a local Oklahoma Walmart where he managed the sales of gun and ammo before Joe asked him to help him on his campaign.

Dial was arrested at the tender age of 21 in February 2011, when he was arrested for marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Six months later he was arrested for driving under the influence and drug possession, then again in 2012 for a DUI.

The aspiring politico kept himself out of trouble for a few years until he was arrested in 2017 for felony assault and battery in a probable cause affidavit exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com.  

The affidavit states that Dial ‘cut/Stabbed/Slashed (victim) with a Japan Ninja Sword called a Katana. 

‘The victim has a large cut on the left forearm that appeared to be bleeding.

‘The laceration was 11 cm x 4cm in size, the victim was sent to St. Anthony’s hospital in Oklahoma City via Air Evacuation.’

He later plead no contest to an amended misdemeanor charge of unlawful carry. He also had to forfeit his sword as a result of the plea agreement.

Dial now attends a university in Oklahoma and a GoFundMe account was opened up to pay for his mental health care after his experiences with Joe Exotic and the zoo. 

Part of his trauma stems from witnessing Joe’s third husband Travis Maldonado commit suicide which was caught on camera and shown on the Netflix docuseries. 

Kelci ‘Saff’ Saffery: Zoo employee who lost his arm in a 2013 tiger attack

Kelci, who goes by ‘Saff’, has been arrested at least eight times according, to the Garvin County Oklahoma Sheriff’s Department.

He’s been arrested for a DUI, carrying weapons, obtaining goods by bogus check/false pretense and failure to appear warrants. 

In one mugshot, Saff is seen wearing his zoo uniform, complete with his radio. 

James Garretson: FBI informant

Garretson was arrested in Oklahoma on April 12, 2009, for felonious assault by pointing a firearm at his father-in-law during a domestic dispute with his then wife.

According to the police report, Garretson’s estranged wife was moving things out of their marital residence and she called her father for his help. 

When Garretson arrived back to his house to pick up their two children, he saw his wife’s father, grabbed a gun and pointed at him, telling him to get off his property. 

Both of his children saw Garretson waving his gun around. 

Garretson’s wife and father left the residence and called the police. He was later arrest and charged with felonious assault by pointing a firearm.

In June 2010, Garretson pleaded guilty to a single charge of felonious assault by pointing a firearm at an individual. He was given a deferred sentence of four years in prison, 50 hours of community service and a $2,500 fine.

Frank Allen Glover: ‘Hitman’ Joe Exotic ‘hired to kill Carole Baskin’

Frank Allen Glover has a criminal history dating back to the mid 1990s and spread out over four states. 

He’s been arrested at least 20 times, including for an open container  DUI, domestic violence, possession of less than one gram of crack. 

Glover recently admitted to DailyMail.com that he served several years in prison, with court records showing he served almost five years in a Georgia prison for aggravated assault. 

A source said Glover served time for stabbing someone, almost killing them.

While living in Oklahoma. Glover was arrested twice in 2018.

The first arrest happened in October when Glover drove his vehicle into another property, got out of his car and started to argue with the owner.

He smelled of alcohol and was stumbling around, according to the police report. He was arrested and charged with a DUI.

Just weeks later on November 14, 2018, Glover was again arrested for another DUI.

He later pleaded no contest to both charges, was given a one year suspended sentence and paid a fine.