Coronavirus: Police arrest man accused of spitting in Pennsylvania grocery store worker’s face

BRADDOCK, Pa. — Two weeks after a Pennsylvania man allegedly spit in the face of a Giant Eagle employee, police have arrested him.

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According to WPXI-TV, Brandon Thompson, 23, of East Liberty, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment.

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He was captured at a home in Braddock, according to police.

Aisha Mariner, a manager at the store in Swissvale, told WPXI that she was trying to help a customer who was arguing with a clerk over a transaction.

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Mariner said she tried to calm the customer down numerous times, but he was irate and wouldn’t stop yelling and cursing.

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According to investigators, the man then crawled under the Plexiglas barrier and spat on the woman’s face. Police said the man paid $50 for a money order but then demanded he receive $100.