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Prankster arrested for spraying pesticide on Walmart produce (ktar.com)

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According to police, Charles Smith, 27, entered the Walmart at 1955 S. Stapley Dr. on Dec. 19 intending to film pranks for social media platforms.

Instead, police said Smith grabbed a can of Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug and Flea Killer from a shelf without paying for it and then sprayed the pesticide on various vegetables, fruit and rotisserie chickens that were available for purchase.

Smith recorded his face, the pesticide can and the act of him spraying its contents. He later posted the recording online.

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 277 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that's not a prank. That could have killed people if nobody noticed it.

I hope they lock his dumb ass up for a long time.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 94 points 6 days ago

From the last wave of pranks when people licked ice creams and put it back I have learned that messing with food is a federal crime in the US and is taken quite seriously.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

That’s because it’s an easy way to cause the death of children. People become angry, understandably.

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

It could also cause the death of a CEO, which is an even more serious concern.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Depends on which children, apparently.

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