Man charged over bizarre conductBY MELANIE BENNETT
Staff Writer
An Atlanta man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he smeared feces on himself and walked around a department store in Columbus, police said.
Antoine Williams, 26, of 438 Vine St. NW, was charged with disorderly conduct after the incident at Macy's in Peachtree Mall, said Columbus Police Lt. Richard Gaines.
Williams is scheduled for a Recorder's Court hearing at 8 a.m. today.
Gaines said Williams entered the men's rest room at Macy's about 6 p.m. He defecated, Gaines said, then smeared feces over the walls and on himself.
Gaines said Williams then walked out into the department store.
"Everybody saw it," Gaines said. "He didn't try to touch anyone -- he was just walking through the store."
Mall security caught Williams, Gaines said, and he was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital for a psychiatric examination.
"They cleared him," Gaines said. Williams was then taken to the Muscogee County Jail.
Macy's employees would not comment about the incident.
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