Confusion Abounds as ‘Aggressive’ Lab Monkeys in Mississippi Escape After Truck Crash

Real life might have just created the perfect opening to a horror movie. Mississippi police reported Tuesday that a highway car wreck allowed a truckful of “aggressive” rhesus monkeys to escape.

Officials at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department first detailed the incident on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. The truck was loaded with rhesus monkeys from Tulane University when it overturned, setting them free. It’s been a confusing state of affairs ever since, with conflicting…