Man accused of spraying feces on grocery store produce facing federal charges

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Thursday, December 28, 2017
Man charged after allegedly spraying feces on grocery store produce
Pau Hang has been hit with federal charges after being accused of a gross act at a grocery store.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- A man who authorities say sprayed a foul-smelling brown liquid on produce at a South Carolina grocery store now faces federal charges.

Charleston Police said 41-year-old Pau Hang was arrested Oct. 15 after a manager saw him empty a bottle of liquid with a bad odor like feces on the produce and other items at a Harris Teeter store in Charleston.

A police report suggested Hang was a contractor and was angry because he thought the store owed him money.

A federal grand jury indicted Hang earlier this month on charges of attempting to tamper with a consumer product and tainting a consumer product to cause commercial harm.

Court records did not list a lawyer for Hang, who remains in jail on a $200,000 bond.

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