Posted on 12/21/2024 10:57:01 PM PST by Morgana
MESA, Ariz. — An arrest has been made following a video on social media showing a man spraying bug killer on produce at a Mesa grocery store, police said.
In a video posted to "X," formerly known as Twitter, on Dec. 19, 27-year-old Charles Smith is seen spraying "Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bud and Flea Killer" on bananas, potatoes, lemons, limes and rotisserie chickens at a Walmart in Mesa.
According to the post on "X", the original video was deleted from social media. 12News found the original posts from what appears to be Smith's TikTok page which had several videos. Some showed Smith appear to lock people inside of a Goodwill and throw food at people at a mall.
Mesa Police said they notified the store management and said "any produce that may have been affected has been removed from all areas accessible to the public."
A Walmart spokesperson sent this statement to 12News:
"The health and safety of our customers and associates is always a top priority. We have removed all directly impacted product and have cleaned and sanitized the affected area of the store. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers as we work to resolve this issue. We will continue to work closely with law enforcement during their investigation."
Frequent shoppers at the location like Ramon Soberanes were shocked after watching the video calling the person's actions "disgusting" and "awful".
“This is where people shop for their families," Soberanes said. "It’s very possible that those bananas, a mom could have been grabbing some for her kids.”
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At least he killed any tarantulas on the fruit. Those things are scary!
you get 15 years and your family should be ashamed also.
I'll bet he gets 24 months and 5 years of probation.
How is this guy getting paid and exactly WHO is paying him to do things like this? Can the money be traced back to find out who paid him? Can they also be charged? Smith IS a domestic terrorist and should be treated and charged like one! Reading things like this makes me wonder WHAT is wrong with people who do this stuff? We have become a society of people with absolutely no morals. Makes me sick! smh
It is both of those and terrorism as well. He should enjoy a long sentence at Gitmo.
Was the camera operator arrested as well ?
This is an act of terrorism with a side piece of genocide.
He told police he can make up to $10,000 a month posting these ‘pranks.’
If that isn’t proof that 55% of people have the mentality of a child nothing is.
Hi-tech poo-flinging.
This guy should be in jail for being a TikTok influencer.
Make sure to video it though.
only ‘for fun’ of course
Is there any other reason?
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