Woman Charged with Terrorist Threat after Coughing on $35K Worth of Groceries

A woman has actually been charged with a number of felony and also offense matters, consisting of one for a terrorist threat, after possibly infecting greater than $35,000 worth of fruit and vegetables and also various other products by coughing on food in a “twisted prank” in northeastern Pennsylvania.

On Wednesday, Gerrity’s Supermarket published on Facebook regarding a woman that is a “chronic problem in the community” and also just how she apparently coughed throughout its “fresh produce, and a small section of our bakery, meat case and grocery.”

“While there is little doubt this woman was doing it as a very twisted prank, we will not take any chances with the health and well-being of our customers. We had no choice but to throw out all product she came in contact with. Working closely with the Hanover Township health inspector, we identified every area that she was in, we disposed of the product and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected everything,” the shop’s co-owner, Joe Fasula, composed in the article… The Union Journal

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