Port Charlotte Publix dispute ends with bug spray attack, deputies say

A Port Charlotte man is facing felony charges after deputies say he sprayed a husband and wife with bug spray outside a Publix, following an argument that started in the checkout line.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, 65-year-old Daniel Kenel became angry at the Cochran Boulevard store on Aug. 31 after a woman told him she was waiting in line for her husband.

Investigators said Kenel began placing his items on the conveyor belt with the couple’s groceries, sparking a brief argument before he abandoned his cart and ran out of the store…

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