‘Jaywalking’ alligator issued summons for crossing the road in Houma

HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — Houma police wrangled an unusual suspect over the weekend.

Houma Police Department officers found a baby alligator walking in the street.

Footage from police shows Officer Donald Aubrey holding the little gator’s mouth shut and asking for tape to wrap it closed.

After a “brief conversation,” the alligator was issued a summons for jaywalking an then released back to its natural habitat.

Police joked, “just another wild day on the job!”

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