‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic announces engagement in prison

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Tiger King found love again.

Joe ExoticThe 61-year-old announced Monday evening that he is engaged to Jorge Marquez, 33, from Mexico.

Exotic stated that they aim to get married in prison and either gain Marquez’s asylum or leave America when they are both released.

Exotic wrote in his post: “Anyway, I wish I had met him a long time ago.”

Exotic is serving a 21-year sentence for murder-for-hire conspiracy, violating the Endangered Species Act, and violating the Lacey Act: falsely labeling wildlife.

He was the focus of a Netflix documentary released in 2020 that told the story of his Oklahoma zoo and murder-for-hire plot.