So you wanna give your version of somebody assaulting you but you're gonna leave out the part where you sprayed them with wasp spray? What was the can? A bug spray - I tasted it - Okay, but... It's in my mouth - It's in my eyes - Okay That's why you hid in your truck like a coward and you sprayed them with your bug spray A disagreement inside a Florida Publix grocery store didn't end at the checkout line On August 31st, 2025 deputies responded after reports that a man had sprayed two people with what was believed to be bug spray 911, what is the address of the emergency? Um, this is the Publix on the outside of the store We just had an altercation with two customers and one gentleman sprayed another customer in the face with something and then took off And what did he spray the other one with? I'm not sure if it was like bug spray or something for vehicle but he walked up to them and sprayed the customer in his face I guess they were... um, having a dispute inside the store And was it two males, or what were they? Um, there is a male and a female together And that male is the one that got sprayed and then a different gentleman, um is the one that sprayed him but he took off But I'm assuming his vehicle is still here in the parking lot He ran on foot? On foot, yes The person that got sprayed are they injured? Yes, yes Um, it looks like he sprayed bug spray in his face Okay And you're with him now? Um, he's walking back in the store right now to get some water or something to rinse off his eyes Did they leave the can behind? Um, no, he has it in his hand Okay The guy that took off running? Yes Yeah Just so you know, I'm sending the paramedics Okay. Are you nearby him? Yes Okay And if you get more information or if that suspect comes back or if anything gets worse in any way... call us back for further instructions, okay? - Does anybody know - Okay what vehicle the other guy was in that has left? No, we saw him run through the parking lot Um... Someone had alerted us that they were having an altercation, so we walked outside Oh, okay And it was just in time to see him run up through the vehicles and spray something in their face and then he took off And what was he wearing? Do you recall what he was wearing? A blue shirt It's a blue shirt and I think shorts They're already on the way Just have somebody wave down the paramedics when they come in there, okay? Okay All right They're on their way So I... It, my customer service manager just walked I believe it's this white truck over here And then my store manager and... uh, another girl are down... I guess they just... walked and saw where he ran into I guess he like ran into the woods by the YMCA Can I get one to my location? Um, any Star personnel that might be available? Did you see him? I haven't seen him I just got... I have... Okay Came all the way - from another district, so - So, we were we were in the store And you know how you're, you have checkout lines She was looking for a line and saw one that just came empty She said, Charles, I started walking over there Okay And he went like this with his cart And she said, I'm, excuse me, I'm waiting for my husband Oh, I don't know how the hell this happened And she's like, I just told you I was waiting for my husband Walked in line So he started putting stuff up He started putting his cart closer to her And then started throwing his stuff on the thing And she's like, excuse me, we're loading up our stuff And sh... Pushed his stuff back and started loading our stuff Then he got in her face I got in between him and I said, please do what she asks And he goes like this And then the... register, the cashier's seen it and she made the managers aware... so that they could come out here and wait We're loading the car, had my back turned All of a sudden, he ran up and sprayed us with bug spray S... Out here? Yes - Yes, sir - Okay - All right - Did you see (unintelligible)? Can you describe him? Um... Older gentleman Blue shirt Blue sh... Blue or black shorts White, kind of bald head Had sunglasses on Um, with one of those lace things to hold the glasses And then? Um... I do wanna press charges Okay I think that's more than just a simple assault It's bug spray It's a chemical So, yeah So, um, I'd like, you know if, if that, if, you know, we need to speak to a supervisor or whatever Okay. Well, I am a supervisor - All right - Relax Okay So, um... you know, we're getting checked out, obviously making sure we have the bug spray off us as best as we can Yeah Um... - But that's, that's it - Right Do you have ID? I do Now, again, this is a release of liability - Should anything happen - Yup you can call us back at any time if you change your mind Okay - I did wanna discuss your vital signs - I need my wallet - with you, though - In my car - You need your wallet? - I gotta go get it Yeah Do you have somebody reviewing the cameras right now? We, we do She's upstairs And I also have, like, my store manager who, like, saw him, like, run in - They're, like, over there waiting - Okay Yeah, I've... gotta get other units. We're... - well, stretched a little - Okay thin right now - Um... - Okay Can they try to figure out which one of these cars - belongs to this guy? - We're... We're, we're trying She's trying right now Okay Just a little... The cameras aren't the best We, they definitely like seeing You can see the incident happen, but... While the victims received medical attention and deputies interviewed witnesses investigators reconstructed the incident The evidence was starting to be pieced together And then I just wanna get your heart rate real quick I didn't want (unintelligible) Okay, I might Yeah, it's, you're good Don't worry about it So I just... The gentleman in that silver car was a witness These two right here? - Okay - Yeah He might know what car it is, actually Um, I think he said his name He said DeMarcus, right? Was his name DeMarcus? Yes Oh So you guys watched? Yeah, I was right here Do you guys have any idea what car out here belongs to the - one that sprayed them? - No - I just saw him... - He didn't... - I just saw him running - He didn't really go to the car - He didn't... He came running - He just came up to him and sprayed them He comes running from... from back, from this area over here Came back over here? And then I was standing right here And next thing I know, I just saw him spraying something Okay and then he took off He took off running That way? That way? Okay Video? Well, we're, we're... I've got somebody reviewing the camera And then I also have like my store manager over - over by the YMCA, like… - Yeah, as soon as a Star is here we'll, I'll send them over there Um... So these are our two victims So basically... they get in a dispute over... uh, checkout line Um... she's... Calls him over to a checkout lane - This guy, she calls you over her - She calls... She calls who? Her husband - This is her husband here - Okay This guy, the suspect comes over and like tries to cut in line starts putting his stuff on She's kind of pushing his stuff back puts their stuff on They finish, they pay They come back out And they're loading their sh** up and he comes... from somewhere over here and f***ing... uh, douses them both with bug spray f***ing sprayed them in the face So... then he hauls a** took off on foot over this direction, so Did he have stuff in his hands other than that bug spray? I don't think so No? So he... So he put his groceries away? I guess, yeah - So his car is here - He didn't buy groceries He abandoned the cart and stormed out here Oh, okay We can wait till you get back - And, um... - And where did the bug spray come from? Do you know? From his car Oh, from his car? - Okay - But he ran... - He left on foot - No, I, I... so his car is still here, so Yeah - ...get your statement - All right - I do wanna... Yeah - ...press charges, so - Press charges - All right - We got you - Thank you - You have all his info? Uh, I ran him just now I gave him... - Ga... gave him my ID - Okay Thank you, sir Yeah Hi - So we're gonna take him - Hi - to Fawcett Main - Hi Okay We'll be there in a little bit - to come talk to him - All right I know you probably already told him twice what happened I didn't tell him anything No? - Okay - No Good So I'm gonna take a sworn statement - from you, okay? - Okay I'm gonna swear you in I'm gonna read you some stuff - And, um - Okay And then we'll go over it So it's recorded - what happened, okay? - Okay Okay Tell me what happened Um, obviously, grocery shopping at Publix Um, went to check out We were in line and it was like somebody had, like, a whole like, conveyor belt of groceries So I was like, let me go look to see if there's like a shorter line The one lady was wrapping up So I went and I stood there and I was like, hey, Char, come on So he was walking over, we got in And then a guy came up behind us and he's like, oh, how does that happen? I'm like, because I'm standing here waiting for my husband I'm here, he's coming with the cart And then started unloading our stuff And then he started unloading his stuff And I was like... we're, like... we're in front of you unloading Like, what are you doing? I picked up the eggs and put them in his cart that he had on the belt and then... Like, got into each other's faces And then I got in between them And I was like... we're not doing this or do what she asked you or whatever something along those lines And he's like, okay And then like ran out of the store So... And then, uh... the guy ran out of the store so the cashier was like, oh, what's going on? Like what's... What's wrong? She was like, oh, let me go get management And told them, she's like, oh, just in case he doesn't come back in with a gun or something You never know People are crazy - blah, blah, blah - Yeah I'm like, yeah, so we... rang up our groceries, checked out, walked out like left, and then we were walking up obviously, to the car He comes running up out of nowhere and sprays us with bug spray And then? You saw a can of bug spray in his hand? Yes And then he runs off So Charles went to chase him And then I went to chase Charles from chasing him because if something were to happen, then it would be our fault So I'm like, no, it's not worth it Let's go So we went like up around the corner - up there... - Where did the spraying incident happen? Right here, on my car - And this… - Okay all over my car right there - is the bug spray - Which way did he go after he sprayed? This way up that side of the building Okay - Up the s... Up the sidewalk - Where did he come from? Over here in one of these cars One of these areas I didn't see him come up I just... saw... bug spray Like, I saw him spraying - the stuff - How do you know it was bug spray? Because I can see the can after he left What was the can? A bug spray - I tasted it - Okay, but... It's in my mouth - It's in my eyes - Okay Tell me what the can looked like bug spray I don't know I saw the back with the label of the bug spray Raid, red, blue... I, blue, blue - I believe it was, I... - It was a blue can I don't know. I got sprayed with bug spray after I saw it So I don't really know I don't wanna be like, oh, it's red purple, blue or green - I saw the back with the label - Okay. You're not sure? - Correct - Okay Okay So I'm not gonna say it was red and you find it and it's like, oh, blue can so he didn't do it But, but you... No, we have video But you do remember seeing something on the can - that said it was bug spray - Yes Yes - And then my eyes are burning - Okay My throat is burning - My tongue is burning - Okay So it was a chemical of some sort Okay After the spraying incident did anything happen here before He took off running No, he sprayed and ran and then Charles ran and I ran for Charles because he had back surgery - Okay Three back surgeries in a year - And I'm like, I don't need to continue this - Okay And then it's gonna be, we did something Then we'll get in trouble Right So as of now, he's the crazy person who sprayed us with bug spray or whatever you wanna say he sprayed with, us with Right - So, that was that - Okay And then he was up there with like I don't know, management, two or three people from the store And I'm like, let's go Who was there with management? The guy who sprayed us They had the guy detained around the corner up on the sidewalk Oh, they had him detained? - I didn't know that part - Yes Yes - And then so I was like - Okay let's go, come back, wait for the police I, I'm like, call the cops And they're like, oh, we didn't call him... or them, not him And then? And then we came back because I'm like, that's... - I don't need to be - Okay around somebody who just sprayed me with... Right a can... Like, what else are you capable of? - So I'm like, wait for the police - Okay And then? EMS showed up And then obviously, you guys showed up What... Tell me what, uh, what he looked like Um... A guy, average height He had a blue shirt on White male? Yes - I don't, I don't know - How old? He's old - I didn't really... I don't know - 30, 40, 50, 60? I didn't really hang out and talk with him and chit-chat with him - Like, it was like an altercation in the store - Right and I'm like, okay, crazy let's keep it moving and, like, went on my day I didn't really stop to get his details Right But I know he had a blue shirt on and that's about as much as I have Okay Do we know if they have video from inside the store? They do They're reviewing it right now Okay They... So they have... video of... spraying them - and... - Oh, they have it on video? - the dispute inside - Okay They're trying to find out if they can see what car he came from out here Okay Um... I'm gonna head in there... and see if, get a picture of this guy Okay The next breakthrough came from the store's surveillance system The cameras filled in the missing pieces Can you take me up to wherever the video's at? Yeah Thanks, man Star 7305 I'm gonna try and get you a picture here But it looks like he come around and parked over here - And that, no, that truck's still there - So... I don't know wherever that truck went after it was around the back of the store But... I think that truck's still there That's the truck - that's still there - There's multiple... There's three white trucks still there You saw the one with the sun visor and the one next to it Yeah, the one with the sun visor is still there - That's not the sun visor - Is that... It's this one Oh, yeah. That one - That truck's - That truck... not, still there No? Well, no The, so he gets the truck He goes down the side road and around the back When he came to spray them he came from way up here All right, so And he weaves through all this and came and hit them and ran So I feel like he just moved his car that way he could come back and get it All right, that's a newer... Uh... Can I get a picture of him? Yeah And, she can show you the… show him that… of him coming by the generator, too At least... - that truck (unintelligible) - Yeah. And a picture of the truck, too So he ta... he comes out of this way and goes behind the store, too But it's got a good side view of the truck I told him he was probably just waiting that... He's gonna try and wait and come back and get his freaking truck All right And I just need a picture of him real quick Okay So he just, like, leaves his car and goes And comes Maybe when he gets here that would be a better one Can you get that all prepped for me? Yeah Thanks 305, Star 7305 Getting ready to send you a picture It'll be the male in the blue shirt His vehicle's still here So I'll get you a name in a second Already solved The RO of that truck is the... definitely the suspect - 100% - Yeah? Yeah So... We'll need to do a photo lineup but here's the RO of the truck That's the suspect And when it's not zoomed in, it's much clearer So... You gave her the tag number, right? It's right here Yeah, that one So... They're getting your video prepped now Okay Basically, she's trying to get into a new... one of the victims and her husband are trying to get into like a new checkout line that just opened Oh Um... Old man tries to cut them off So they... So they're getting a little thing over it And she's like, I was here first Pushes his groceries back starts loading her stuff He abandoned his stuff Comes out here, gets in his truck Drives around the building Parks over on the far side here That white F-150 roof like, at the very last row right next to the post Yeah Like, straight out Okay He parks over there, grabs a bottle of... or a can of bug spray They're loading their car up He runs up to him f***ing sprays them both in the face and then he runs off that direction He lives over off of Gingold So... Uh, K-9 Star looking... They're tracking where he went into the wood line at So, but my guess is he probably just... because Gingold's not that far from here Okay I don't believe... I've only been here 2 months so it's still new to me So he took a statement from the wife? Okay Yes Yeah, the husband is at the hospital Okay Um, they both wanna pursue charges Um, the tag that's your suspect vehicle Um... He's giving her Marsy's now Okay Perfect, thank you But... Yeah, you go around that tag and look at the guy's DL photo and then go up there and it's 100%, it's the same guy Okay Sounds good Um, what hospital did he go to? Fawcett Uh, North or... No, Main Okay Um, she's up there still? Yeah Yeah, here I told her she could sit in her car because, uh... She says her eyes are still bothering her They've got the whole thing on video, the... the attack, the disturbance inside him driving around the building the whole thing They... I don't know if they had him stoppped but they saw where he went into the woods at That's where they started the track from But I'm trying to remember where Gingold's at That spray stuff that's on there - is from the spray itself - Yeah, all of that’s the bug spray That's too far for me, bro Yeah, real quick, can I just have you step out so I can take a photo and all that Yeah, we'll get pictures of your... your husband when we get to the hospital If you want to... Well, I'll take you up and we'll... You can collect the video for him Okay Um, we'll watch it real fast and then he can run to the hospital I think I'm all right Okay Really I think he got most of it - for him and then me too - Okay I’m assuming EMS already checked you out Yeah, he's the one who went to the hospital but I think just cuz his heart rate is so like... Yeah, he's all... he was jacked up So... Yeah, so he's there I... We both declined medical for that but they are like your heart is out of control So... She's good If you want You're probably just gonna go there anyway So we'll just meet you there No, well, you can watch the video first And then, uh... I'll hang out until the video is done and then, uh, that way you got it Is the... I'm sorry, the door to go up is that locked? Uh, that's the emergency, but if you need to go upstairs you can use the elevator Okay, perfect Hey Hello, ma'am Hi Sorry, we saw you guys walking in and we're trying to get their, um from the vehicle I don't know if you wanna put somebody over there or what the plan is So, uh, well, for now We're gonna get the footage - from you - Okay Do you guys happen to have a USB drive? Can I send you, uh, via email or phone a request for it that you attach to it? That's the easiest way for us to do it Yeah It goes right into our system How do you do that? I don't think Bradley... - even Bradley knows how to do that - It doesn't let us, like receive external emails You don't have any CDs (unintelligible)? No? What do you do? - I can look... I can look for more - A jump drive All right, I got one in my... I got a hard drive in my car I looked in all the, like places that I know that they keep them Did they tell you guys that we... that his truck is over here? Yeah, yeah, yeah Okay Yeah, we already ran his plates - We know who he is, basically - Okay Well, I have it, but I forgot it's got 2 cell phones and Instagram data for a gang investigation I'm working Um... I'll try and scour off some more Well, let's watch it You record it with your phone at least and see if you have one Okay - That way you at least have something - Something, yeah to add to the case And you can always just come back and Get the main... So this is him and this is them She starts to get into the line and is waiting on her husband when he was like, well you're not ready yet Like, just let me in the line Going back and forth with her He's... I don't know what the conversation between them is Yeah, that's right here Okay That’s alright Now we just need the spray We can worry about that again the truck stuff later Oh, you just want the spray? Yeah, just move on to the spray and then... We'll want all that when we come for the... For the final thing - Okay - Yeah But for now just him running up on them and... - So this is... - There they are Yeah So this is them and he comes from this direction They don't want the old drive-by Yeah, so he went like around the building and came back down like, down the side and pulled in... down the road that's, like doesn't normally go that direction Okay So the only way you guys can provide us with that video is on a jump drive? Yeah, because we do a USB into these Okay Because I don't even... I mean, even if I did it on Brad's computer our... our computers don't take CDs Okay Yeah Is K-9 still tracking him or no? Uh, they're checking that area because they don't think... I guess there's a fence around the whole thing so they don't think he jumped it Mm-hmm With the suspect identified deputies turned their attention to finding him The search quickly expanded beyond the parking lot Yeah, he's wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts He kind of has flip-flops, sunglasses on Um, he was holding a bottle of wasp spray that he sprayed the other gentleman with All right Star 17, let me know when you're in position Stay Here Sheriff's Office K-9 come out or release my dog, you're gonna get bit Sheriff's Office K-9 come out I’m gonna release the dog you're gonna get bit I'm gonna walk down a little bit You good with that? Final warning Sheriff's Office K-9 final warning, if you don't come out I'm gonna release my dog, you're gonna get bit Where'd he go through? That way there, you can see like a trail Through here? Yeah, If you go... Here Heel Heel Right here? Heel Right there? Yes, sir Hey, Penn! Star 7, K-9 13, I'm gonna need another one if I'm gonna go in these woods All right, there's, there's nowhere for him to go There's a canal, it's all fenced in Uh, Muina is watching the back, he's probably trying to get back to his car Find the man Sheriff's Office K-9 come out or release the dog, you're gonna get bit Sheriff's Office K-9 come out or we release the dog, you're gonna get bit Find the man Sheriff's Office K-9, come out or we release the dog, you're gonna get bit Find the man Leave it Sheriff's Office K-9 come out or we release the dog, you're gonna get bit We wanna check this You want me to get in front of you? All I want is him biting a homeless person in there Sheriff's Office, if you're here announce yourself Sheriff's Office, if you're in here announce yourself Here, let me come around this side so we're not cross-firing We got a K-9, you better announce yourself now if you're in here All right All right, it's clear, let me check this one Stay Sheriff's Office K-9, come out or we release the dog, you're gonna get bit Find the man Could have easily cut up there and went behind the building We'll do this again, and then we'll have to check the around the park building there Leave it Find the man (unintelligible) Hey, Saavedra, hold up for a second Let me just look down here Deputies had located Daniel On the floor! 10-4, handcuff him now Hey, if you even move I'm gonna have my dog bite you, all right? Yeah, I'm not moving Geez Grab my hand again and see what happens I didn't grab it, buddy I didn't grab it All right I'm gonna help you up, all right? Ready? And up You got anything that’s gonna poke me, stick prick me? No? My key All right He, he's gonna go get a victim for a show-off Yeah, I was on my way to that call to do my run Give me the thing Hey, you wanna cuff him? This is my last pair of cuffs Someone else has my other one Just make sure I f***ing get them back This is… whoever’s primary will just take it from here All right, I'll be good I'll see you Cuz I wanna do my bill Where's the shirt? Oh Yeah, he was just walking I thought he was gonna bail, so… Step back over here on the sidewalk I'll get my mir... I'm just gonna get my Miranda card real quick Just keep an eye on him Yeah, I don't think you're gonna go anywhere now, but All right, Mr. (Redacted) you have the right to remain silent You understand each of these rights as I have explained them to you? Yes Okay Uh, here, why don't we just Can you please, take him to the back of the car and then we can chat Yeah Come on, silly guy Your car or my car? Checked and everything already? I did not check him I got some gloves Just face the car Widen your stance You're a little old to be running from the cops Nearly went for a swim Oh, yeah? Huh The old tossing of the t-shirt, huh? Oh, no, we got it Hey, it's open I'm surprised he jumped that fence, though I didn’t think he had it in him Go ahead Got better cardio than I thought Come on But one question remained They now needed to hear his version of the incident Step over here Stand right there on the sidewalk All right So, you were previously read your Miranda rights, correct? Yes, sir Okay, you understood those rights? Yeah Okay With those rights in mind, do you wanna give me a statement right now about what happened? Yeah I went to get in the checkout line and the girl just shot right in front of me - And so... - We're good to go down here Okay So, I just said, "Hey, you know” "Excuse me" And she just went off - Yeah, right in front of it on the sidewalk - on me She went off on me Mm-hmm And then her boyfriend came around and said, get lost, kicked my cart and spit in my face He spit in your face? Yep Okay, so then what happened? And then I left And then you left? Yeah And that's it? Well, that's all I would choose to say at this point Ah, okay So you wanna give your version of somebody assaulting you but you're gonna leave out the part where you sprayed them - with wasp spray? - No I'm gonna, uh... Choose to exercise your rights My 5th Amendment Okay - So we're done with this statement then - Does that make sense? You're gonna look out at the road here when you're ready 251 Would you go back and look at at that film? I've already looked at it You saw that confrontation in the line? Yeah, but it doesn't show him spitting on you He got... The guy, he was in 2 inches in my face - You could see him spit - Okay You can't, I just watched it I watched it not 20 minutes ago So you can certainly see you spray him in the face with your, uh, wasp spray or whatever it is you used So... Well, I'd like to place... press charges - Okay, well, that's... - I have that right No, you don't because there's no evidence supporting... - Yes, there is - There's no... - It's okay, I'll get a lawyer - Quiet Yep, look at... look out at the street Look out at the street Look out at the street I don't have to do anything Okay, that's fine You guys are terrible You go back and look at the film I already looked at the film Look, you exercised your right to re… remain silent - So I suggest you... - There's nothing wrong what he did? So... There's nothing wrong what he did? Not that's on the footage So I gotta go look better You're under arrest for 2 counts of aggravated battery Guys, go back and look at that film He spit right in my face What am I gonna pick on a big guy like that? No, that's why you hid in your truck like a coward until they came out and you pepper... and you sprayed them with your bug spray Why... Why would I do that? I don't know Why would you do that? Would you do that to me if I spit in your face? Would you spray me? I thought he was getting a lawyer? I don't know That's up to him If he wants to keep chattering I'm not asking him any questions He can say whatever he likes Well, I'm just asking you to go back and look at the film I told you I already looked at it Shows you two nose to nose yelling at each other And that's it? Yeah, then he spit - Okay, well, that's your version - He spit Feel free to tell that to your attorney I will Stop grabbing your hands Next time call the police Don’t wait in your car, I mean... - and wait till they - I should have pressed charges - come out and spray... spray - I thought afterwards somebody with something I thought about it afterwards - I should have just... - Minutes after the fact It doesn't look good Well, I was so mad he did that to me Yeah, well, wait That's... That's it Anger Man, I guarantee you Like, you take this guy here you spit in his face - Boy, are you in trouble - Let's go Come on Face the... Face the car Lean forward Spread your feet more I'm gonna put this stuff on No, I'm not Yeah, let them know that I'm gonna have... get a lawyer Face the car Jeez, do you ever stop talking? Don't move Thank you, sir Thank you There's nothing in there, all right? There's no drugs, there's no contraband If by the time I drop you off and I leave you there's contraband in there you getting charged with it You searched me about 6 times That's fine Lean back, face that way Daniel was transported to the Charlotte County Jail after his arrest where he was charged with two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm He later paid a $2,000 bond before being released as the case moved through the courts The male victim required treatment at a local hospital after the chemical spray exposure The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office later described the incident as an unnecessary escalation that began with a routine disagreement