Stoughton man charged after allegedly urinating in almond milk at a Stop & Shop
“Hey, I think he peed in some milk,” a loss prevention worker told police.
A Stoughton man is facing charges, including attempted poisoning, after he allegedly urinated in almond milk at a Stop & Shop in Brockton last Tuesday.Along with the poisoning charge, Billy J. Smith Jr., 34, is being charged with disorderly conduct and vandalizing property. Authorities recovered several containers of almond milk and Bai juice drinks from the store. Those were sent off to a lab to check for fingerprints, while a container of almond milk was being sent away for a urine analysis, according to a police report.Around 6 p.m., the loss prevention worker at the Stop & Shop, located at 932 North Montello St., approached a Brockton officer working a detail there. The employee asked the officer if he could obtain the license plate number of a vehicle operated by a man who had just left the store.The officer was able to do so, and the loss prevention worker returned just as the vehicle drove away.“Hey, I think he peed in some milk,” the worker told the officer, according to the report. “When I asked [the worker] to explain further, he stated to the effect that [the suspect] had urinated into a container of almond milk and it was still warm to the touch.”The worker poured out some of the milk, and the officer said it looked like almond milk.The officer noted that he watched the surveillance footage, and said the suspect appeared to be “holding items near his groin area in a hidden manner and looking around as if to make sure no one was around,” the report said. “He then appears to place the items carefully back on the shelves toward the back, behind other items.”Smith was arrested the following day, last Wednesday, at his residence in Stoughton. He said that he was at the supermarket the day before and bought oatmeal, but said he didn’t urinate in the milk.Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment via telephone last Thursday in Brockton District Court. He was ordered to stay away from supermarkets and his next court date was set for August, according toThe Enterprise.
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