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Maryville Man Faces Felony Charge For Dipping Testicles In Salsa Before Delivery
Travis Dorman, Knoxville News Sentinel
People usually dip chips in salsa. A Maryville man had another idea.
Howard Matthew Webb, 31, is accused of plac- ing his testicles in
a salsa container that was then delivered to a low-tipping cus- tomer last month. Maryville police arrested Webb on Friday on a charge of "adul- teration of food, liquids or phar- maceuticals," a Class C felony.
The woman who received the salsa had ordered food Jan. 12 from a local Mexican restau- rant through Dinner Delivered, an online food delivery service. Webb was a pas- senger in a vehi-
cle driven by an independent con- tractor who worked for Dinner Delivered, gener- al manager Aliyah Wilson told the Daily Times.
After the pair picked up the food from the restaurant, they made a video, according to an arrest warrant.
"Webb produced a video showing Webb placing his testicles in a salsa container and (the driver) is heard laughing and stating, 'This is what you get when you give an 89-cent tip for an almost 30- minute drive," Maryville Police Department investigator Rod Fernandez wrote in the warrant.
"Webb is heard saying, 'Oh, oh, it feels good ...' "
The 14-second clip made the rounds on Facebook, rack- ing up hundreds of shares.
Police opened an investigation after Dinner Delivered contacted them about the video, said Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp. The driver has not been charged, but the investigation is ongoing, Crisp added.
Webb was not affiliated with the delivery service or the restaurant, Crisp said. It's unclear why he was in the vehi- cle.
The driver had worked for Dinner Delivered since November. She is now out of a job and "will never drive for Dinner Delivered again," Wilson told the Times.
The company, which serves parts of East Tennessee and North Georgia, issued a refund for the order and found no evi- dence that any- one else's food had been tam- pered with, Wilson said.
Webb, who had been jailed in lieu of $45,000
bond, appeared in Blount County General Sessions Court on Tuesday morning. His pre- liminary hearing was set for March 12.
If convicted of the Class C felony — a jury would have to find he did the deed with the intent to cause "bodily injury" to another — Webb could face a sen- tence of three to 15 years in prison andafineofup to $10,000.
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