Will Greenlee

will.greenlee@tcpalm.com

The food went flying after a brother and sister argued over a debt.

In the end, the sister was covered in butter and crab juice, and the brother wound up behind bars.

The case began at 2:39 p.m. Oct. 17 as Vero Beach police went to a disturbance at an address in the 2300 block of 15th Avenue, an arrest affidavit states.

Arthur Toothill, 24, told police he argued with his sister because she owed him money. During the tiff, he said, he threw a tray of food that landed on his sister and himself.

The sister told police that Toothill was crabby about her owing him money. She said he pushed her on a couch, threw food at her and hit her in the chest with a shirt.

Police reported the sister appeared to have butter on her upper body from the thrown food. She also had a mark on her chest and neck from Toothill hitting her with the shirt.

One witness reported Toothill threw a tray with crab juice, which is not to be confused with orange juice, in the sister’s face.

Toothill didn’t appear to try to scuttle away or claw his way out of the situation.

Police pinched Toothill, arresting him on a domestic battery charge.