PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) – An indictment charging Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, aka “The Monkey Whisperer,” of Parrish, and Johnny D-Lane Hammonds, of St. Petersburg, has been announced.

Both men are charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and Lacey Act drug trafficking.

According to the indictment, the defendants conspired among themselves to sell wildlife and transported and sold marmosets, in violation of Florida and Georgia laws.

If convicted on all counts, Jimmy Hammonds and Johnny Hammonds each face a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

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