FOX News: "A man in
California was arrested Monday, accused of
assaulting his mother after a family dispute over toilet paper dramatically escalated, according to officials.
The
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's station of the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said on
Twitter that deputies responded to a call where family members were arguing because one relative felt the other one hid toilet paper.
"It turned into a physical confrontation," police
tweeted. "One got arrested."
CORONAVIRUS IN THE US: STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
In the weeks since the
COVID-19 pandemic has spread, officials have discouraged hoarding supplies such as
paper towels and toilet paper, which have been flying off the shelves in some stores.
Toilet paper
still remains a popular commodity. According to market research firm Nielsen, toilet paper sales nationally jumped about 213 percent in the week ending March 13, compared to the same period a year before.
Deputies were called to the home around 3 a.m. when 26-year-old Adrian Yan accused his mother of hiding the family's toilet paper and an argument erupted, Shirley Miller of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station told the City News Service.
Yan then allegedly punched his mother,
according to Miller. The 26-year-old was arrested for suspicion of battery."