Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Man Arrested for Threatening Murder Over Pepsi
A man named Brian Champagne got very angry because he couldn't have a Pepsi.
He threatened to kill the son of the woman who wouldn't give him one.
He also tried to go into her bedroom.
The police were called, and he was arrested.
He is in jail now and has to go to court soon.
No one knows exactly how he knew the woman or why he was in her house.
Brian Champagne, 47, was arrested for threatening to kill a woman's son after being denied a Pepsi.
He allegedly tried to barge into the woman's bedroom and was recorded on video making threats.
Champagne was described as uncooperative and argumentative when police arrived.
The victim allowed Champagne's mother to retrieve a Pepsi from her room after the confrontation.
Champagne is in Wright County Jail with a $5,000 bond and a hearing scheduled for February 2.
- Who
- Brian Champagne, a 47-year-old man from Seymour, Missouri
- What
- Arrested for threatening murder and first-degree stalking after being denied a Pepsi
- When
- Arrested on Wednesday, January 28, with a hearing scheduled for Monday, February 2
- Where
- Seymour, Missouri
- Why
- Allegedly threatened to kill the victim's son and tried to barge into the victim's bedroom
- Name
- Brian Champagne
- Age
- 47
- Location
- Seymour, Missouri
- Charges
- First-degree stalking
- Bond
- $5,000
- Hearing Date
- Monday, February 2