Posted on 08/03/2013 7:14:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The deputy allegedly sprayed the pizza without the teen's knowledge
An Orange County Sheriffs deputy is facing jail time after being accused of pepper spraying a teen's pizza without his knowledge during a traffic stop last year, prosecutors said.
Juan Tavera, a six-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriffs Department at the time of the alleged crime, faces one year in jail if convicted of spraying the pizza and ultimately sickening five people who ate it, according to a release by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Tavera, 30, allegedly pulled over a 19-year-old named as John Doe for a traffic violation on Sept. 8, 2012, when he noticed a pizza in the back seat and pepper sprayed it without the teen noticing, the release stated.
The teen returned home to share the pizza with four friends, and all five people became sick as a result of ingesting the pepper spray-contaminated pie. He became suspicious and notified the sheriffs department of his interaction with the deputy, the DA's office said.
Tavera is charged with misdemeanor assault or battery by a public officer and is set to be arraigned Monday in Newport Beach.
He is currently on paid administrative leave.
Why do I have the feeling something is missing from this story?
Like how you manage to pepper spray a pizza in the back seat without the driver noticing?
Even if the back window is open you still have to reach in and open the box, spray the pizza and then close it back up.
And pepper spray does have an aroma. Or at least it use to. Now days who knows.
Was also wondering....how could they have eaten it that way?????
I’m curious how an officer is able to access the rear seat, open the box, discharge pepper spray, close the box, get out of the rear of the car .... all without being noticed. ‘Cause damn, that is some Ninja level skills.
Now I understand that I am unique in that I have a violent reaction to CS gas and pepper spray. But I can tell when some pepper spray has been deployed blocks away.
ouch... a kissing snake
Some Americans prefer a little spice on their pizza =)
The incident happened 11 months ago and was investigated by the DA’s office. Hard to believe the teen made this up and fooled the DA’s office.
lol.
why does a snake need a sweater?
What is his screen name?
I didn’t read the whole article but was pepper spray detected on the pizza, if so, then it makes sense it was the deputy.
If not, maybe they all got food poisoning?
Anyone know?
Because pants won’t stay up.
:)
He doesn’t have one.
I post on his behalf.
[which explains the typosssssssssssss.....]
Is that his wife? How long have they been married?
Is that a Massachusetts Kerry Snake?
No, because it’s cold blooded.
“He is currently on paid administrative leave.”
Yep. That’s what the average citizen would get, a paid vacation courtesy of the taxpayer.
LOL
OMG...way to kill the joke, Mr Literal.
;D
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