US EditionSalvation Army Bell Ringer Tries to Impale Florida Publix Manager with Donation Tripod, Deputies Say
Steven Pavlik, 63, allegedly intoxicated, tried to assault a Publix manager with a kettle tripod while bell ringing for Salvation Army, then fled and was arrested, police said.
- On Dec. 24, Salvation Army bell ringer Steven Pavlik, 63, allegedly tried to impale the Publix manager with a donation kettle tripod outside the Kanner Highway store in Stuart.
- Witnesses said Pavlik was intoxicated on duty and confronting customers, prompting the Publix manager to come outside to address his behavior.
- Deputies said Pavlik became violent and allegedly tried to impale the manager with the donation kettle tripod, while witnesses described an attempt to `spear` the manager in the chest; the manager was not injured.
- He fled the scene and deputies from the Martin County Sheriff's Office later located Pavlik at his residence, where he was taken into custody and transported to the Martin County Jail.
- At a Salvation Army collection site outside a Publix, Pavlik had volunteered since Thanksgiving and collected donations during the holiday season, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said.
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Florida Salvation Army bell ringer arrested for trying to impale Publix manager with donation tripod
A Salvation Army bell ringer in Florida was arrested after allegedly becoming intoxicated, harassing customers, and attempting to impale a Publix manager with a donation kettle tripod. Steven Pavlik, 63, fled but was later taken into custody in Martin County.
Florida Salvation Army bell ringer attacks store manager with donation tripod
A Salvation Army bell ringer was arrested Tuesday after trying to "impale" the manager of the store he was collecting donations at. This Florida man's weapon of choice: the distinctive red tripod used by the church to carry donation buckets. Martin County Sheriff's Office posted that Steven Pavlik, 63, "tried his hand" at part-time Christmas charity work and was stationed at the Publix grocery store on Kanner Crossing in Stuart, Fla., — Read the…
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