Local Trivia: Chimp mauls CT woman

A 15-year-old, 200-lb. chimp named Travis mauled the guest of its owner in Connecticut earlier today, and was shot dead by police. The chimp had been featured in Old Navy and Coca-Cola commercials, and was apparently kept legally by its owner.

About this incident, friend Jennifer remarked:

"Too many TV stars keep going [crazy]. They don't think the rules of the ordinary lives of ordinary people apply to them...When they went to shoot him, the chimp promptly shouted 'Do you know who I am?'"

Police only shot the chimp after trying to corner him and retreating multiple times, when the chimp opened the door to the police cruiser and began to climb in.

In a Connecticut twist to an otherwise generic FOX-channel "Animals Gone Wild" incident, the chimp may have been driven crazy by Lyme disease and the medications used to treat it.

In another Connecticut-Gold-Coast twist, the owner also speculated that the chimp may have attacked the owner's friend because she was wearing her hair differently that day.