Martin County Sheriff’s Office
A Salvation Army bell ringer was arrested in Florida after allegedly getting intoxicated on the job, harassing passersby, and trying to “impale” a Publix manager with the donation kettle tripod, authorities said.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said 63-year-old Steven Pavlik was hired as a Salvation Army bell ringer and was stationed outside a Publix supermarket on Kanner Highway in Stuart when “drunk ringing, belligerent tidings and [assault] took him from bell duty to booking blotter after a full blown charity tirade.”
Pavlik allegedly became intoxicated on duty and began “aggressively confronting” people who walked by, creating a “major disturbance.” When the Publix manager came outside to confront Pavlik, he allegedly “became violent and attempted to impale the manager with the donation kettle tripod,” the sheriff’s office said…