Florida man hides in Panera Bread bathroom, attempts to ignite makeshift device, deputies say

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Martin County deputies arrested a West Palm Beach man on Jan. 15 after he stole merchandise, locking himself in a bathroom stall with a makeshift single-shot device, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

MCSO said its deputies responded to the Publix due to reports of stolen merchandise and a disturbance before the man, Hugh Alexander Okoye, 36, left Publix and went into a Panera Bread Company nearby.

Okoye’s “alarming behavior” quickly escalated into a dangerous situation in the store’s bathroom, the sheriff’s office said…

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