Man caught on hidden camera spiking co-worker's Cokes with Gorilla super glue
A man has been filmed putting super glue in a colleague's Coke at work after she set up a surveillance camera.
Joseph Ross, from Milwaukee, has admitted a charge of 'placing foreign objects in edibles', court documents reportedly state, and he is due to be sentenced on October 9. He was arrested after a woman told police she had discovered what was going on having set up a hidden camera.
The woman, who was named only as JH, noticed an odd smell and taste to her soft drinks. She suspected 'that her beverages on her desk had been contaminated by a chemical substance. (The woman) was made aware of the contamination due to the strong chemical smell and taste,' read the affidavit.
The woman allegedly became unwell following this and so she put a surveillance camera in place. It was then she saw her co-worker Ross putting the glue into her drinks and she passed the video to police.
Footage shows Ross appearing to put a 'foreign substance' into JH's can of Coke on her desk while wearing clear latex gloves on both hands, which he later threw away.
"At approximately 9:52 am, JH's camera captured JH's co-worker, whom JH shares an office with, Joseph R. Ross, hereinafter the defendant, put a foreign substance into JH's soft drink," read a police statement, reported Fox6 Milwaukee. "JH shared the video footage with the officers."
The complaint goes on to say the defendant was "in possession of a small bottle/tube type dispenser, with a white nozzle. The dispenser appears to be brown/orange in colour."
The defendant is "observed to pinch and manipulate the small bottle/tube with his left thumb and forefinger while continuously holding the dispenser above the can of soda" before walking out of camera view.
When interviewed Ross reportedly admitted putting a 'supplement' in her drink. Officers then carried out a search of Ross' office they found protective gloves and a container of Gorilla brand super glue which had a warning on the label saying 'keep out of the reach of children' due to the risk of ingestion.
"When the Officers unravelled the gloves, the officers found that each contained an item. One glove contained a blue plastic cap. The other glove contained a super glue container," read the court document.
JH's can of Coke was then collected and taken to the Wisconsin Crime Lab for testing where it was found to have glue. Ross is now facing a maximum penalty of 3.5 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 (£7,400).
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