The allegations that a man from Florida urinated on food that was worth more than ten thousand dollars at a Sam’s Club have led to legal difficulties for the individual.
In accordance with the public records of Lake County, Patrick Francis Mitchell, who is 70 years old, was taken into custody on June 4 and has since been charged with criminal mischief resulting in damages over $1,000 as well as disorderly conduct.
At approximately 9:49 a.m. local time on May 30, Mitchell was allegedly witnessed urinating in an aisle of a Sam’s Club located in Lady Lake, a hamlet near Orlando, according to an affidavit that was submitted by the State of Florida in the Fifth Judicial Circuit court on June 3.
Using her mobile phone, a female customer took photographs of the alleged occurrence, which she subsequently displayed to the personnel of the business, as stated in the court record.
More footage of the alleged event was caught by the store’s closed-circuit television system.
According to the legal document, Mitchell allegedly “walked up to two pallets, [faced] the shelf, placed both hands in front of him below the belt line, and stood there for several seconds.”
This behaviour, according to the paper, appeared to be “behaviour consistent with urination at the time.”
According to the complaint, the video also showed Mitchell allegedly paying for his purchases and exiting the business after spending “approximately ten minutes” sitting on patio furniture and roaming around the snack section of the store.
This was then confirmed by store management, who stated that the two pallets included roughly 188 cans of Vienna sausage and 345 cans of Spam, as stated in the court document. The urine was found on the pallets.
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A total of approximately $10,584.84 worth of goods was lost as a result of the affidavit, which stated that the employees of the business were compelled to dispose of the tainted cans.
According to the document, with the use of the information that was recorded in Mitchell’s Sam’s Club membership site, a store manager was eventually able to supply the police with Mitchell’s name and contact information.
During his court appearance on June 10, Mitchell entered a plea of not guilty to both of the counts that were brought against him, according to the public records belonging to Lake County. On June 30th, he is expected to appear in court for the next time.
