Ezekiel Elliott's Dad Being Investigated for Allegedly Owning Escaped African Wild Cat That Got Shot
By Thomas Carannante

Like son, like father? Is that how the saying goes?
Whatever the case, the Elliotts seem to have a knack for finding themselves in trouble. We know of Ezekiel Elliott's issues, but now his father, Stacy, is believed to be in some hot water in his home state of Ohio.
According to investigators, Stacy Elliott was believed to have owned an African wild cat that allegedly escaped his house and wandered through an Ohio neighborhood before it was shot dead.
Elliott’s dad investigated after police shoot wild cat near home https://t.co/OFVAm3VwB9
— MSN Sports (@MSNSports) October 17, 2019
Yup, it got to the point where the Ohio Department of Agriculture secured and executed a warrant to search his house.
According to Shelby Croft, a spokesperson from the department, no charges have been filed, but the cat was not registered with the county, meaning if it's proven to be Elliott's, he could face a fifth-degree felony charge for letting the animal out intentionally or a first-degree misdemeanor charge for not having a permit for the animal.
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture investigators are executing a search warrant at the home of Stacy Elliott, the father of former OSU star Ezekiel Elliott. The Fairfield Co. property is adjacent to the neighborhood where a Serval cat was shot by a deputy Sunday. https://t.co/QpSazSscGN
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) October 16, 2019
Obviously nothing too extreme, but it's not the greatest look for Mr. Elliott.