Man Charged With Setting Off Stink Bomb In Convenience Store

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Annapolis Police have charged a man with setting off a stink bomb in a convenience store. The man says the action was a joke that turned bad.

Officers were called to the Chesapeake Market on South Cherry Grove Avenue about 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say when officers arrived, the front doors were open and people were gasping for air because of the smell.

Police stopped a pickup truck described by witnesses and arrested the driver. Forty-one-year-old Colby Johnson of Annapolis was charged with disturbing the peace.

Johnson tells The Capital of Annapolis (http://bit.ly/1jEZciz ) that "it was kind of a dare" to set off the stink bomb. He said there was no reason why he picked the Chesapeake Market.

Owner J.C. Hwang says he has no hard feelings against Johnson.
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Information from: The Capital, http://www.capitalgazette.com/

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