Drunk Salvation Army Volunteer Attacks Grocery Store Manager While Bell Ringing

A Salvation Army bell ringer obtained drunk throughout his volunteer shift and attacked the supervisor of a Florida Publix he was gathering cash in entrance of on Christmas Eve.

The rogue “Santa’s Helper” — 63-year-old Steven Pavlik — was “belligerent” and “aggressively confronting people walking by” throughout his shift, which is when the shop’s supervisor obtained concerned, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office says. When the supervisor got here outdoors to talk to Pavlik, “he became violent” and allegedly “attempted to impale” him with the donation kettle tripod.

He then fled the scene, however deputies tracked him all the way down to his residence, the place he was cuffed after which transported to the Martin County Jail. He has been charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. He has since been launched, on-line data present.