Florida man's appalling act inside Sam's Club forces wholesale outlet to throw out $10,000 worth of food
Patrick Francis Mitchell, 70, was arrested on May 30 for Criminal Mischief of $1,000 or more and Disorderly Conduct for urinating in aisle 18 of the Sam's Club in Lady Lake, which is about an hour north of Orlando, according to an arrest affidavit.
Michell allegedly peed in the store just before 10 am when a female witness took out her cellphone to record the disturbing act.
Managers then reviewed the security footage and allegedly saw the 70-year-old man walk up to two pallets, face the shelf, and place both hands below his belt line for several seconds, the affidavit stated.
After he allegedly relieved himself on the food, he was seen strolling through the store and sitting on patio furniture for about 10 minutes.
Mitchell then purchased his food and left the store without notifying employees of the alleged urination.
Employees then found urine had contaminated two pallets of canned goods, including about 188 units of canned Vienna Sausages and 345 units of canned Spam Classic.
The products were valued at a whopping total of $10,584.84, and had to be thrown away.
Sam's Club is a membership-only wholesale retailer, meaning Mitchell needed to present his membership card to enter the store.
Managers quickly identified him and found his name, date of birth, his address on file, phone number, and email from the member portal.
Mitchell was arrested by the Lady Lake Police Department a few days after at his home in The Villages, a 55+ community in Central Florida.
He was later released on a $3,000 bond, $2,500 for Criminal Mischief charges, and $500 for a Disorderly Conduct charge.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges on Tuesday and is represented by criminal defense attorney Bobby Rumalla.
DailyMail.com reached out to his attorney for comment on the charges against him, but didn't immediately hear back.
Sam's Club is owned by Walmart, which didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
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