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It didn’t take long for police to identify and arrest a man after he posted a shocking video of himself spraying bug killer on fresh produce at a Walmart store this week.
In the video, the man shows his face while inside a Walmart store, then shows a can of ‘Hot Shot Bed Bug and Flea Killer’ as he holds the can over a display of bananas. He starts spraying the bug killer on the bananas, then moves on to spray other fresh produce including sweet potatoes, lemons, apples and tomatoes. A couple of rotisserie chickens were also sprayed.
Police in Mesa, Arizona were first made aware of the video circulating online Friday morning, and were able to determine not only the exact store where the incident occurred, but identified the culprit as well.
Charles Smith, 27, was arrested Saturday morning, and has admitted to the stunt, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. He told police it was only intended to be a prank to post on social media.
WATCH: Black male sprays food items with insect killing spray in supermarket. pic.twitter.com/wT0PYOkRMW
— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) December 21, 2024
The Mesa, Arizona Police Department announced the arrest in a press release Saturday morning, and said once they identified Smith as the suspect and contacted him, he turned himself in voluntarily. During the interview, Smith admitted to stealing the can of pesticide from the shelf and spraying it on the produce.
Based on the investigation, Smith was booked into jail on the following charges:
1. Introducing Poison (ARS 13-3704.A2 – Class 6 Felony)
2. Criminal Damage (ARS 13-1602.A2 – Class 1 Misdemeanor)
3. Endangerment (ARS 13-1201.A – Class 1 Misdemeanor)
4. Theft (ARS 13-1802.A1 – Class 1 Misdemeanor)
Mesa Police arrest suspect in bug spraying incident at Walmart. Read below for details.https://t.co/I1thlCfVNw pic.twitter.com/RoVFEaQz7o
— Mesa Police Dept. (@MesaPD) December 21, 2024
Smith’s TikTok account is filled with videos of similar “pranks.” The account has over 329,000 followers and 14.4 million ‘likes.’ On his TikTok profile, he describes himself as “Tycoon Creator, Supreme Villain, and Will Never Be Famous.”
In one video also posted earlier this week, he goes into a laundromat, opens a dryer filled with clothes, and drops in several slices of raw bacon and a carton of eggs onto an unsuspecting customer’s clean clothes, then restarts the dryer.
In June, X user Apex Episodes posted a video on X showing several of Smith’s mean ‘pranks.’
Now he has been busted by police. Finally, he’s famous.
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In another, he enters a… pic.twitter.com/f0M22pi7l6
— Apex Episodes (@ApexEpisodes) June 16, 2024
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