Overview
- The Martin County Sheriff's Office says 63-year-old Steven Scott Pavlik confronted shoppers outside a Publix in Stuart while intoxicated.
- Investigators report he attempted to impale the store manager with a Salvation Army donation kettle tripod during the disturbance.
- The manager was not injured, and deputies say Pavlik fled before being located at his residence and taken into custody.
- Jail records list charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and resisting or obstructing an officer without violence.
- Outlets cite sheriff's statements and booking records, and no detailed public responses from Publix or the Salvation Army were reported.