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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Florida Man, 70, Allegedly Peed on Over $10,000 Worth of Food at a Sam's Club. Then, He Relaxed on Store Patio Furniture
Patrick Francis Mitchell, 70, has been accused of urinating on over $10,000 worth of products at a Sam's Club in Florida A female customer took photos of the alleged incident and immediately reported it to store management, per an affidavit Authorities were able to use Mitchell's Sam's Club membership to track him downA Florida man is facing legal trouble after he allegedly urinated on over $10,000 worth of food at a Sam's Club. Patrick Francis Mitchell, 70, was arrested on June 4 and has since been charged with criminal mischief resulting in over $1,000 in damages and disorderly conduct, according to Lake County public records. At approximately 9:49 a.m. local time on May 30, Mitchell was allegedly observed urinating in an aisle of a Sam's Club located in Lady Lake, a town near Orlando, according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE that was filed by the State of Florida in the Fifth Judicial Circuit court on June 3. A female customer used her cell phone to capture pictures of the alleged incident, and she then showed them to store employees, per the court document. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Store CCTV captured additional footage of the alleged incident. The legal document stated that Mitchell allegedly 'walked up to two pallets, [faced] the shelf, placed both hands in front of him below the belt line, and stood there for several seconds" doing what the document said appeared to be 'behavior consistent with urination.' Footage also showed Mitchell allegedly walking around the snack section of the store and sitting on patio furniture for 'approximately 10 minutes' before paying for his items and leaving, the affidavit said. Store managers later confirmed there was urine on the two pallets — which they say contained approximately 188 cans of Vienna sausage and 345 cans of Spam — per the court document. The affidavit added that store employees were forced to throw out the contaminated cans, resulting in a loss of about $10,584.84 in goods. A store manager was eventually able to provide police with Mitchell's name and contact information based on details stored in his Sam's Club membership portal, per the document. Mitchell pleaded not guilty to both charges against him during a court appearance on June 10, according to Lake County public records. His next court date is scheduled for June 30. PEOPLE reached out to the Lady Lake Police Department, as well as an attorney for Mitchell, for comment on Sunday, June 15, but did not receive an immediate response. Read the original article on People
Daily Mirror
14-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Man, 70, ruins £7k worth of Spam and sausages after urinating in shop aisle
Patrick Mitchell, 70, was arrested after over £7,000 worth of sausages and Spam were ruined after he urinated in the middle of a Sam's Club warehouse store in Orlando A 70-year-old man ruined over £7,000 worth of sausages and Spam after he was caught urinating on them in the middle of a warehouse superstore. Patrick Mitchell was caught by police after a witnesses reported the shocking incident that took place in "aisle 18 at Sam's Club" in the Orlando-area, of Florida. Managers at the store, which works in a similar way to Costco which has come to the UK, said they looked over CCTV and saw a man walking up to pallets with "both hands in front of him below belt line, and stood there for several seconds", according to police. A detective in the case added that his actions were "behaviour consistent with urination". Workers, after taking a close look at the location, confirmed "there was urine on two pallets". These contained around 188 bulk units of Vienna sausages and "345 units of 8 count canned Spam Classic". The supermarket was forced to throw all of these items away because they had been "contaminated with bodily fluids", according to a police affidavit. Cops revealed the combined value of these items was worth a staggering $10,584.54 (£7,802.83), according to the Daily Star. The witness who spotted Mitchell "used her cellphone to take a picture of the defendant and reported the incident to store employees". He was then unbelievably caught on CCTV taking a walk around the store and he even relaxed on display furniture for 10 minutes. The 70-year-old then "walked to register #2, paid for his items and left the store". Mitchell was tracked down using membership records from Sam's Club - which is a membership-only warehouse store chain. His details were pulled up because "all customers have to provide their membership card to a cashier prior to purchasing items while at a point of sale". Police compared Mitchell's driver's license photo with the image taken by the female witness resulted in a positive identification, as detailed on a police report following the incident. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief - which is considered a felony since the alleged damage exceeded $1000 (£737). Mitchell pleaded not guilty and is free on a $3000 (£2,211) bond in advance of his June 30 court appearance. Unbelievably this has not been the first time someone has been accused of urinating on food in a supermarket. A drunk man was filmed relieving himself over ready meals in a supermarket fridge as customers watched on in disbelief. He was dragged out of the Family Mart store by security while still peeing all over the floor, in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Photos showed the man later being spoken to by a police officer, with witnesses saying he denied any of the behaviour he was filmed doing. He said: "I don't remember peeing. I definitely didn't do that." It is not clear if he was arrested or charged by police at the time.
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Florida man's appalling act inside Sam's Club forces wholesale outlet to throw out $10,000 worth of food
A Florida man shocked customers perusing Sam's Club when he urinated on the store's products, resulting in the waste of over $10,000 worth of food. Patrick Francis Mitchell, 70, was arrested on May 30 for Criminal Mischief of $1,000 or more and Disorderly Conduct for urinating in aisle 18 of the Sam's Club in Lady Lake, which is about an hour north of Orlando, according to an arrest affidavit. Michell allegedly peed in the store just before 10 am when a female witness took out her cellphone to record the disturbing act. Managers then reviewed the security footage and allegedly saw the 70-year-old man walk up to two pallets, face the shelf, and place both hands below his belt line for several seconds, the affidavit stated. After he allegedly relieved himself on the food, he was seen strolling through the store and sitting on patio furniture for about 10 minutes. Mitchell then purchased his food and left the store without notifying employees of the alleged urination. Employees then found urine had contaminated two pallets of canned goods, including about 188 units of canned Vienna Sausages and 345 units of canned Spam Classic. The products were valued at a whopping total of $10,584.84, and had to be thrown away. Sam's Club is a membership-only wholesale retailer, meaning Mitchell needed to present his membership card to enter the store. Managers quickly identified him and found his name, date of birth, his address on file, phone number, and email from the member portal. Mitchell was arrested by the Lady Lake Police Department a few days after at his home in The Villages, a 55+ community in Central Florida. He was later released on a $3,000 bond, $2,500 for Criminal Mischief charges, and $500 for a Disorderly Conduct charge. He pleaded not guilty to the charges on Tuesday and is represented by criminal defense attorney Bobby Rumalla. reached out to his attorney for comment on the charges against him, but didn't immediately hear back. Sam's Club is owned by Walmart, which didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from
Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Working Life: Biologics have been a game-changer for some patients with asthma
Professor Patrick Mitchell, respiratory consultant physician at Tallaght University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin 'I was fairly agnostic early on in my medical training and wasn't sure what I wanted to specialise in, but I was always interested in infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases and physiology, which the area of lung diseases lends itself to. 'What really interested me about respiratory medicine is that it deals with both the acute and chronic side. 'You have patients with acute respiratory failure, which is the emergency side, as well as patients with long-lasting conditions who need help managing their disease. 'I specialise in the severe asthma sphere. The arrival of biologics has been a game-changer for some of my patients with severe asthma. People have gone from not being able to work or exercise, or participate in life, to being able to do all those things. 'One of the most satisfying parts of my job is when a patient who has started a new treatment tells me, 'This has massively improved my quality of life'. 'Covid had a huge impact, especially working as a lung doctor in Canada where we were when it kicked off. My mum passed away when we were abroad, and watching her funeral over Zoom was really tough as we weren't able to travel home to Ireland. I understand the rationale behind the travel restrictions, but it was still really tough. 'One of my chief bugbears as a doctor is the lack of an integrated national electronic patient healthcare record system. I consider it a public health emergency. 'It would enhance patient care greatly if every practitioner could access patients' medical records. Our wait lists would drop, efficiency in the system would improve exponentially, and the cost of care would decrease. 'As an academic consultant, I work 50% of the time for Trinity College Dublin. I'm a medical advisor to the Asthma Society of Ireland, and supporter of its Active for Asthma campaign, which encourages people with asthma to safely incorporate physical activity into their lives — it's a superb initiative. 'I love a lot of what I do, but it can be hard to switch off from the job. I enjoy downtime with family — my wife Claire, a GP, and our three kids, Anna, 11, Laura, 9, and Ben, 7. 'I also love being back in Ireland — it's home.' It's Asthma Awareness Week. See:
