An Arizona man filmed himself spraying bug killer on food at a grocery store. He told police he can make up to $10,000 a month posting these 'pranks.'

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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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1 posted on 12/21/2024 10:57:01 PM PST by Morgana

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