Man accused of entering San Diego Zoo enclosure with child pleads not guilty Man who snuck into Elephant enclosure at San Diego zoo pleads not guilty and last updated 2021-07-29 20:38:58-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man who allegedly carried his 2-year-old daughter into the San Diego Zoo's elephant habitat pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of child endangerment and unlawfully entering a zoo enclosure. Jose Manuel Navarrete, 25, is accused of entering the enclosure about 4:20 p.m. March 19 by climbing through multiple barriers while holding his daughter. The habitat is home to Asian and African elephants, according to a zoo spokesman.