infoSouth Carolina deputies arrest suspect after video of him allegedly coughing on Walmart items goes viral
South Carolina deputies arrest suspect after video of him allegedly coughing on Walmart items goes viral
Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office say they have arrested a man allegedly caught on video deliberately coughing on merchandise in an Upstate Walmart.
Kyle Christopher Arendell, 40, was charged with aggravated breach of peace and malicious injury to property. He was arrested Thursday at 2:00 PM, and a bond of $6,000 was set by a magistrate judge, sheriff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spokesman Kevin Bobo said.
Arrest warrants state that Arendell claimed he could or did have COVID-19 at the time of the incident. Deputies say Walmart was forced to destroy the items because they could not be sold after the incident.
The woman who recorded the video on Monday asked not to be identified, but said it was recorded inside the Walmart Supercenter on Highway 9 in Boiling Springs.
