TikTok creator Charles Smith is going through felony costs for allegedly spraying bug killer on grocery retailer produce in a now-deleted video.

The 27-year-old on-line prankster, often known as Wolfie Khahletti to his followers, was taken into custody on December 21, days after allegedly dowsing Walmart’s contemporary meals in Sizzling Shot Extremely Mattress Bug & Flea Killer in Mesa, Arizona. He was arrested and charged with a category 6 felony (introducing poison) and two misdemeanors (prison injury and endangerment).

In accordance with the Mesa Police Division, Smith traveled to a Walmart on South Stapley Drive on December 19 round 8:30 p.m.. There, he filmed himself grabbing a can of bug killer and spraying it on fruit, greens and cooked rooster. He didn’t pay for the chemical spray or the contaminated meals estimated to have a complete worth of $931, per court docket paperwork obtained by The Unbiased.

“As soon as he left, he started to see feedback on-line saying how horrible the act was, and he determined to return and accumulate the objects,” the police assertion claims.

Talking to Arizona Republic the day earlier than costs have been filed, Smith mentioned the contemporary meals was “thrown away proper after,” and “nobody was poisoned” within the course of.

“The defendant then returned about 10 minutes after he sprayed the objects and tried to gather the objects he had sprayed, positioned them in a buying cart, and wheeled them again to the rear of the shop, to attempt to forestall individuals from taking the contaminated objects,” police mentioned.

“By investigative means, and with help from the Tempe Police Division, detectives have been capable of determine Smith because the suspect,” Mesa’s Detective Richard Encinas added. “Mesa Police contacted Smith and he turned himself in voluntarily. In the course of the interview, Smith admitted to the theft and spraying of the pesticide.”

In an announcement to Folks journal, Walmart assured clients that the Mesa retailer has since cleared out the contaminated meals and cleaned the complete retailer.

“The well being and security of our clients and associates is all the time a high precedence. We apologize for any inconvenience this may occasionally have brought about our clients as we work to resolve this challenge,” Walmart acknowledged. “We are going to proceed to work carefully with regulation enforcement throughout their investigation.”

In accordance with the court docket paperwork, Smith “acknowledged he does these kinds of pranks as a ‘troll’ for social media.”

“The defendant admitted he can earn between 6 to 10 thousand {dollars} a month for doing acts like these and posting them on social media,” it continued.

His latest pranks have included him locking clients inside a 7-Eleven retailer by wrapping the door handles with a bungee twine, filling a stranger’s dryer full of garments with uncooked bacon and eggs, and strolling right into a fast-food restaurant’s kitchen to submerge a pumpkin of their frying oil.

Although Smith has amassed over 345,000 followers on TikTok, his feedback part is usually stuffed with disapproving individuals. A number of people have written, “This one is just too far” or “Bro, that is unsuitable.” And the Mesa Police Division agrees.

“This incident underscores the potential risks of reckless actions disguised as social media pranks,” Mesa Police Division added.

Smith has but to remark publicly on his arrest.