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Man said he was God and owned Walmart, arrested in Orange

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A man who identified himself as “God” and claimed that he owned Walmart was arrested at the Walmart store in Orange on Monday. KOGT News is reporting that police there said the man, who was actually 50-year-old John Giessinger, was on the parking lot between Walmart and the Murphy USA gas station harassing people and causing a scene. Police say they gave him the opportunity to just simply leave, but he refused, so they arrested him and charged him with Criminal Trespassing.