Posted on 12/28/2025 6:48:00 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
Criminals never cease to amaze.
A Florida man who was a bell ringer for the Salvation Army for the Christmas season was arrested this past week for allegedly trying to impale the store manager of a grocery store with the tripod to the donation kettle, according to law enforcement.
Steven Pavlik, 63, was found at his home and arrested. He was charged with resisting arrest and aggravated assault.
The alleged victim was the store manager at Publix in Stuart, Florida.
Fox News reported: A Florida man working as a Salvation Army bell ringer for the holidays was arrested Christmas week after he allegedly attempted to “impale” the manager of a grocery store with his donation kettle tripod, according to officials. Steven Pavlik, 63, was arrested at his home this week and charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest after he fled after allegedly drunkenly attacking the manager of a Publix in Stuart, Florida.
“Steven Pavlik tried his hand at some part-time Christmas charity work — however, drunk ringing, belligerent tidings and assault took him from bell duty to booking blotter after a full-blown charity tirade.” This was a Facebook post by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Fox News Reported.
According to the Sheriff’s department, Pavlik allegedly became intoxicated while on the job and started harassing people and creating a disturbance. The store manager confronted him about his behavior.
After being confronted, Pavlik allegedly took the tripod of the donation kettle and attacked the store manager.
According to the Sheriff, Pavlik tried to impale him, but fortunately, the store manager was unharmed.
He fled the scene but was later arrested by the Sheriff’s department at his home.
According to Fox News Digital, the Salvation Army and Publix did not offer any comment at this time.
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Why was the store manage intoxicated?
Just the type of person you want handing your cash donations.
why was the store manager intoxicated?
Thank you for the reminder.
I remember that, and at the time I thought WTH, someone was hired into the marketing department to push that BS on purpose to depress donations, to piss off the base, to essentially ruin the SA.
Translation: to take down yet another tradition of our country.
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