A man licked a row of deodorant at a Missouri Walmart while referencing coronavirus, disturbing video shows.
The unsanitary suspect — identified only as a “local resident” by Warrenton police — can be seen dragging his tongue across a row of personal hygiene products on a 5-second viral video clip posted to Twitter.
“Who’s scared of coronavirus?” the man said on the footage. “Don’t touch your mouth.”
The man’s tongue appeared to touch several products during the quick video, which included a caption: “I’m a nasty moths f–ker!!!”
The revolting footage garnered both local and international complaints, including some from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Ireland, Warrenton police said.
“We take these complaints very seriously and would like to thank all of those who reported the video so the issue could be addressed,” police said in a statement Monday while announcing the man’s arrest.
Charges are pending with the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, but police have not identified the man nor the criminal counts he faces.
A message seeking comment Warrenton police was not immediately returned early Wednesday.
Police said the man performed his sick stunt at a Walmart about an hour west of St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The footage, which had been viewed more than 4.3 million times on Twitter as of Wednesday, prompted outrage across the social media platform.
“Knock that guy out,” one reply read, while another suggested that the man face attempted murder charges if he’s “infected” with COVID-19.
“His parents must be so proud,” one woman wrote.
