Jerromy Brookes, 47, did not have a permit to handle or remove the serpent. He was trying to keep serpent away from a child care centre where his wife and their two daughters worked in early childhood education.
Luz Elena Martinez, 54, had told investigators that she shot and killed her husband, Jose Luis Avalos Reyes, 47, after he raped her and tried to charge at her with a knife.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a devastating attack at a concert venue near Moscow, resulting in at least 60 deaths and 145 injuries. The assault, marked by gunmen and incendiary devices, has prompted widespread condemnation and heightened security concerns in Russia.
The suspect, identified as Resendo Tellez, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor removal of human body parts from an area that is not a cemetery without law enforcement approval.
The attack on Crocus City Hall comes just two weeks after the U.S. embassy in Russia warned that "extremists" had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow and urged American citizens to avoid large gatherings, including "concerts."