Police Searching For Man Coughing Towards Customers In Store

Police are searching for a Cuba man who was allegedly coughing towards customers in a store.

John Swaller, 33, was identified as the suspect.

According to police, they were dispatched to a local business Tuesday for a report of a man causing a disturbance.

An employee reported the subject had been purposely coughing in the direction of other customers.

He also wrote “COVID” inside a cooler door after breathing on the glass. 

It also is alleged that the man placed his hands down his pants and rubbed a cooler door handle.

The store was closed and sanitized.

The Cuba Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating John as he was unable to be located. Any information as to his whereabouts can be called in to the Cuba Police Department at 573-885-7979 or our dispatch at 573-775-4911.