Man Arrested After Grilling Barbecue in Shopping Cart, Used Sword as a Skewer – Yo! Venice!

Barbecue Sauce and Bud Light Were Also Seen in the Cart

By Zach Armstrong

Authorities arrested a man who was seen grilling barbecue in a shopping cart while using a sword to hold the meat while in public, SMPD confirmed. 

On April 21, officers responded to a call for an open flame in the suspect’s cart/bbq set-up along Ocean Avenue. The man fled from authorities, fleeing down to the beach with his cart, and was eventually stopped in the 2000 block of the beach where the fire was extinguished. 

According to Fox 11, the cart’s main compartment was filled with flaming wood, while the man used a sword as a skewer to hold meat over the fire. Barbecue sauce and Bud Light were also seen in the cart. 

“Shopping carts are considered the property of the store they are taken from, and possession of one is a misdemeanor theft offense.” an SMPD spokesperson stated in an email. “Additionally, the individual is being charged with resisting arrest and reckless burning (basically misdemeanor arson).”