Man who shares the same name as the Russian leader was arrested for tresspassing when he refused to leave a Palm Beach store

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Vladimir Putin has been arrested at a Florida supermarket.

No, not that Vladimir Putin.

Police in West Palm Beach said a 48-year-old man who shares the name of the Russian president was arrested at a Publix supermarket in the city’s downtown on 21 August.

Police said Putin was screaming at employees and refused to leave the store.

Records with the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office show he was charged with trespassing and resisting an officer without violence.

Reports said Putin initially refused to give police his name.

Putin appeared in court Monday morning and was released. He is due back in court in September.

Court records do not list an address for him. Sheriff’s deputy Eric Davis said he didn’t know if Putin had a lawyer.