Arizona villain Charles Smith arrested after filming himself spray bug killer pesticide on food inside Walmart

A self-described Arizona social media “villain” was arrested after he filmed himself allegedly spraying bed bug killer on groceries inside a Walmart as he boasted to police about his prank videos.Charles Smith, 27, is accused of grabbing a can of Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug and Flea Killer and unleashing the pesticide on a series of perishable items in the Mesa, Ariz.megastore around 8:30 p.m.

on Dec.19.

In the now-deleted video, the influencer filmed himself wearing a black hoodie and pink bandana while spraying the toxin on bananas, acorn squash, potatoes, lemons, green apples and Roma tomatoes at the store — located in a neighborhood southeast of Phoenix.Police claim the TikTokker, who goes by the username WolfieKahletti, intentionally went to the store to film pranks for his channel.Smith identifies as an online “troll,” according to court documents viewed by Az Family.He has more than 300,000 followers on TikTok.The troublemaker allegedly told police that he makes between $6,000 – $10,000 per month filming his provocative prank videos.”I think social media has got people doing crazy things out here,” Walmart shopper Xavier Griego told the outlet.

“It’s unfortunate that somebody would mess up their whole life, potentially, for something on social media for views.”Smith voluntarily turned himself over to police on Dec.21.He faces charges of introducing poison (a felony) as well as three misdemeanors that include criminal damage, endangerment and theft.A spokesperson from Walmart told AZ Family that store employees removed the directly impacted products and cleaned the affected areas of the store.It’s not clear if any customers were injured from eating the contaminated items.“This incident underscores the potential dangers of reckless actions disguised as social media pranks,” the Mesa Police Department said in a statement. Other videos posted online by Smith include the posts of him seemingly mixing in bacon and eggs in a stranger’s ...