“With a sad face, I have to tell you that doctors called me today to report that my prostate biopsy came back with aggressive cancer. I am still waiting for the results of other tests as well,” he wrote. in a letter sent to CNN by his attorney, John M. Phillips.
“I don’t want anyone’s mercy at the moment,” he added.
Maldonado has been on treatment and testing for a number of problems, his lawyer says.
“The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to detect prostate cancer. It was high. He finally got a biopsy. They found cancer. Medical care in prison is different and there are fewer options available,” Phillips said.
Maldonado was convicted in 2019 in a conspiracy to murder animal rights activist Carole Baskin and other crimes involving animal abuse. Baskin, who owns a shelter for tigers in Florida and has won a million-dollar verdict against him, is long-standing dispute with Maldonado, which was recorded in the “Tiger King” series.
It’s Maldonado out of resentment July by court order. The U.S. District Court of Appeal overturned Maldonado’s 264-month prison sentence on appeal.
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