JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida man was accused of spraying contents from a bottle labeled COVID-19 around the door of an unidentified business Sunday afternoon, Jacksonville Sheriff’s officials said.
David Randolph White, 50, was arrested on a charge of attempted or threatened use of a weapon or hoax weapon of mass destruction.
He remained in the Duval County Jail on Monday morning. The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that officers were called to the unidentified business to investigate a report of “intentional COVID-19 contamination.” Witnesses told investigators that the man sprayed the substance on and around the doors, the post said. “The suspect reportedly made statements to the employees and patrons in the area that they were