JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old Florida man sprayed the contents from a bottle labeled COVID-19 around the door of a Jacksonville business.
David Randolph White was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction.
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Witnesses told investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office that the man sprayed the substance and made comments to employees and patrons that they were now infected with COVID-19.
In a Facebook post, the agency said a task force quickly identified White and he was questioned and arrested.
The business quickly sanitized the area.
