Teens to stand trial in monkey thefts

ELLSWORTH, Pa. (AP) — Two western Pennsylvania teenagers accused of stealing two monkeys from a wildlife compound have been ordered to stand trial.

Eighteen-year-olds Steven Labore, of Vestaburg, and Michael Naylor, of Rices Landing, waived preliminary hearings Thursday on theft and related charges.

The monkeys, named Gwen and Mona, were taken last month from Wild World of Animals in a Washington County facility. They were returned several hours later and appear to have recovered.

Police said the teenagers apparently thought marijuana was being grown in the greenhouse where the monkeys were kept.

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