Woman arrested on suspicion of hiding razor blades in bread at Biloxi Walmarts

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A 33-year-old woman from Texas was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hiding razor blades inside bread and muffins sold at two Walmart stores in Biloxi, police said.

The arrest came hours after authorities released a video surveillance photo and asked the public to identify the person suspected of tampering with the baked goods.

The suspect, Camille Benson, was arrested Tuesday afternoon. The Biloxi Police Department received a tip that Benson had been seen in the 1000 block of Division Street. She is facing a felony charge of attempted mayhem and is jailed on a $100,000 bond.

Police began investigating this week after customers at two Walmart stores in Biloxi found razor blades inside muffins and loaves of bread.

Walmart employees began to examine store products after the reports and found several more razor blades inside loaves of bread this week, according to police. The razor blades had been pushed through thin plastic packaging.

There were no reports of injuries.

Customers and employees have reported finding the razor blades inside products at the Walmart Supercenter on CT Switzer Sr Drive and the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Pass Road.

It is unclear how many razor blades the stores found. But police said there were no razor blades inside merchandise in the warehouse, which suggests someone inside the store tampered with floor products.

A customer found the first razor blade Dec. 5. It was inside a muffin purchased from the Walmart Superstore, and store leaders assumed it was a one-time incident, according to Young.

A customer at the Walmart Neighborhood Market returned a loaf of bread with a razor blade inside on Dec. 8, police said. A third customer found a razor blade inside another product from the Walmart Superstore on Dec. 14.

There have been no reports of razor blades found at Walmart stores in other cities across the Coast.

The Biloxi Police Department is asking all Walmart customers in the city to check bakery products and report any compromised goods.

“We want to know how many victims could potentially be out there,” Young said.

This story was originally published December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM.