Man arrested for popping his pimples at McDonald’s

A Port Charlotte man was arrested by Cape Coral police on Monday after an incident at McDonald’s in which he allegedly repulsed customers by squeezing pimples on his back.

Owen Lemire Kato, 23, was being removed as a trespasser from the restaurant at 2404 Santa Barbara Blvd. South after standing near the north entrance for more than 10 minutes and attracting the ire of customers, who had complained someone was popping pimples on his back.



When an off-duty officer tried to get Kato to leave, he asked for the suspect’s name. Kato initially told him it was John Smith, but then gave his real name and date of birth. The cooperation ended there as the suspect allegedly decided to flee. Another officer nearby noticed Kato run past his cruiser as he heard the call go out over the radio about the disturbance. After a foot chase, Kato was tackled and taken into custody.

While searching him, officers reportedly found a syringe in his pocket, which Kato’s girlfriend said he used to inject “blues,” or Oxycontin. Kato told police he offered a fake name and ran because he had an active warrant. He was processed for the Charlotte County warrant for driving without a licence and was also charged with giving false ID to an officer, resisting arrest without violence and possession of drug equipment.