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Man accused of pouring tobacco spit on Wal-Mart computers 

Police say what started as a simple cell phone repair ended with tobacco spit being dumped on five laptop computers after a Wal-Mart customer reportedly became "furious" when an employee saw a questionable picture on his phone.

According to an Alcoa police report, a loss prevention officer at Wal-Mart, 1030 Hunters Crossing Drive, Alcoa, reported the July 10 incident at 4:56 p.m. Sunday.

At about noon on July 10, a man came into the store with a cell phone that wasn't working correctly and asked an employee of the store to fix it, the report said. . . .

But at 3:11 p.m., video surveillance at the store recorded the man re-entering the store through the Tire-Lube Express entrance while carrying a plastic bottle containing what appeared to be "a brownish colored substance," which he allegedly poured onto five laptop computers at the store.

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