Shark thief's long rap sheet includes theft of pots and pans, report says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Anthony Shannon, 38, is accused of stealing a gray horn shark from the San Antonio Aquarium on Saturday. (BCSO)
Anthony Shannon, the self-proclaimed marine-life activist who admitted to swiping a shark from the San Antonio Aquarium last month, apparently also steals pots and pans.
Investigators in Leon Valley say they’ve identified him as the person caught on security camera grabbing a box of pots and pans worth $250 from an H-E-B Grocery store on July 23 — five days before the shark theft, MySanAntonio.com reported.
Shannon, 38, is then seen taking the box to the customer service counter and attempting to do a “no receipt return,” according to his arrest affidavit. After the return is denied he picks up the box and walks out the door, the affidavit states.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}AQUARIUM SHARK THIEF MAY HAVE POSED AS SUPPLIER TO STAKE OUT EXHIBIT, STAFF SAYS
When Shannon made news for stealing a gray horn shark named Miss Helen by disguising her as a baby and smuggling her out in a infant carriage, a loss prevention associate at the store recognized him.
In a subsequent interview, Shannon claimed he was “an activist, not a criminal” who had been worried about the animal’s well-being.
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