“The defendant then returned about 10 minutes after he sprayed the items and attempted to collect the items he had sprayed, placed them in a shopping cart, and wheeled them back to the rear of the store, to try and prevent people from taking the contaminated items,” police said.
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“Through investigative means, and with assistance from the Tempe Police Department, detectives were able to identify Smith as the suspect,” Mesa’s Detective Richard Encinas added.
According to the Mesa Police Department, Smith traveled to a Walmart on South Stapley Drive on December 19 around 8:30 p.m..
“Once he left, he began to see comments online saying how horrible the act was, and he decided to return and collect the items,” the police statement claims.
