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A man in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, on Monday assaulted a convenience store employee clerk with an unlikely weapon—a banana.
Local police said the QuikTrip store clerk reported he was being chased around by 26-year-old Rogelio Tapia after trying to intervene in a domestic situation, KCCI Des Moines reported.
Tapia reportedly threw several items at the clerk, including a banana, causing damage amounting to around $1,000 (almost P52,500).
The suspect was slapped with several charges such as simple assault, assault on persons in certain occupations, interference with official acts and third-degree criminal mischief, but was later released.
The Des Moines Police Department commented on the incident with a meme, saying: “The banana assault really happened.” The post garnered 1,300 likes and reactions and 265 shares as of this writing. Katrina Hallare /ra
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