Cheetah Grabs 8-Year-Old At Mississippi Zoo

A CHEETAH PINS DOWN 8-YEAR-OLD LOUIS BAILEY WHILE FRANK SENTERS, ANOTHER VISITOR TO THE JACKSON, MISS., ZOO, TRIES TO CALM THE BOY. THE ANIMAL JUMPED AN 8-FOOT FENCE YESTERDAY, ASSAULTED LOUIS AND RAN OFF WITH HIS CAP. ZOO DIRECTOR BARBARA BARRETT SAID THE BOY HAD APPARENTLY TEASED THE CAT. A HOSPITAL SPOKESWOMAN SAID LOUIS WAS TREATED FOR MINOR "PAW SCRATCHES."