They were “not moving,” which left her “extremely concerned,” the influencer has maintained that she was really attempting to be a good samaritan.
The joey ‘did not stir or run off’, which frightened her, so she snatched it up in a panic. She said she merely pulled over to make sure the mother and kid were OK.
In her three-page testimony, she stated: “I decided to pick up the joey and check to see whether it was ill or wounded since I was worried about it.
“I fled out of fear that she might attack me, not to tear the joey from its mother. I never made a quick decision in these situations out of malice or a desire to take anything.
“While I was unbelievably excited to see such an amazing animal, I looked it over quickly and immediately returned it to its mother.”
She ‘ensured’ the baby’s reunion with its mom, Jones said, and she saw them walk away from the road together.
