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Florida Salvation Army bell ringer arrested for trying to impale Publix manager with donation tripod

Story by Jake Jordan
A Salvation Army bell ringer has been arrested after attempting to impale a Publix manager with his kettle tripod, according to sheriffs deputies.

Steven Pavlik, 63, was arrested after a troubling incident while working as a Salvation Army bell ringer at the Publix on Kanner Highway.

Pavlik was hired to collect donations during the holiday season but instead created a disturbance outside the store.

Witnesses reported that he was intoxicated while on duty, confronting and disturbing customers who passed by.

The situation escalated when the Publix manager approached Pavlik to address his behavior. In a violent outburst, Pavlik attempted to assault and impale the manager with a donation kettle tripod, fortunately missing his target and not causing injury.

After fleeing the scene, deputies later found Pavlik at his residence.

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This would seem odd in anyplace but Florida.

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