Florida Man Jailed On Felony Spaghetti A La Battery Charge

A Florida Man is behind bars after being charged with spaghetti a la battery, records show.

Police say that Marquell Royal, 40, and his wife were arguing Sunday evening about Royal’s “abuse of alcohol” when the domestic dispute turned violent.

Royal, who, cops report, appeared to be intoxicated, became “irate” and threw his bowl of spaghetti at his spouse of nine years. The noodles struck the 44-year-old woman on “the front of her body, on her stomach,” according to an arrest report.

Upon arriving at the pair’s Largo residence, officers found the victim “covered in the spaghetti sauce.”

Since Royal’s lengthy criminal history includes a 2018 conviction for battering his wife--with whom he has three children--he was charged with an enhanced felony battery count. His bond was set at $15,000 during a court hearing yesterday.

Seen above, Royal remains locked up and has been ordered by a judge to have no contact with his wife. Royal’s rap sheet spans 20 years and includes 10 cocaine possession convictions, as well as other drug and firearms charges (for which he has served time in state prison).