Florida man pours salt in Walmart to ‘get rid of evil spirits,’ sheriff says
Meredith) — A man in central Florida poured salt on the floor of a Walmart store and told deputies it was to “get rid of evil spirits” around him, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.
Dameon Dean Cantrell, 38, was arrested early Sunday morning.
According to WPEC, a store manager told investigators that Cantrell poured salt on his feet and on the Walmart floor before walking into the woods nearby.
It is unclear if the salt he allegedly used was his own or if it was salt from the Walmart store’s shelves.
Police found Cantrell laying in the woods, but still on Walmart property. He was arrested and taken to the Land O’Lakes Detention Center, according to jail records. He was charged with misdemeanor trespassing on property other than structure or conveyance with a bond set at $150.
According to arrest records, this is the fifth time Cantrell has been arrested since Nov. 2017.
Pasco County is about 35 miles north of Tampa.
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