Man arrested after rubbing supermarket produce on his butt, putting it back on shelves

A man dropped his pants in a Virginia supermarket and began rubbing produce on his buttocks before returning the items to the shelf, police said.According to a crime report posted in the Smoking Gun, Giant Store workers called 911 about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to alert police to the unsavory handling of their farm-fresh wares.The suspect, Michael Dwayne Johnson, 27, was arrested at the store. Johnson, a Manassas resident, was charged with indecent exposure and destruction of property, both misdemeanors.Police said the supermarket had to destroy several pallets of produce due to possible contamination.Johnson was released from custody Saturday after an appearance before a magistrate.A police spokesperson told NBC 4 that she did not have information on the specific kinds of produce Johnson allegedly defiled, although she said a police report mentioned it was fruit.---Story by SFGate writer Mike Moffitt

A man dropped his pants in a Virginia supermarket and began rubbing produce on his buttocks before returning the items to the shelf, police said.

According to a crime report posted in the Smoking Gun, Giant Store workers called 911 about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to alert police to the unsavory handling of their farm-fresh wares.


The suspect, Michael Dwayne Johnson, 27, was arrested at the store. Johnson, a Manassas resident, was charged with indecent exposure and destruction of property, both misdemeanors.

Police said the supermarket had to destroy several pallets of produce due to possible contamination.

Johnson was released from custody Saturday after an appearance before a magistrate.

A police spokesperson told NBC 4 that she did not have information on the specific kinds of produce Johnson allegedly defiled, although she said a police report mentioned it was fruit.

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Story by SFGate writer Mike Moffitt