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A SANTA CRUZ MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE KICKED A STORE CLERK EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 32-YEAR-OLD ERIC CHARLES TILLER WAS ORDERED OUT OF THE 41ST AVENUE SAFEWAY BY EMPLOYEES WHO SAW HIM KNOCK NUMEROUS BOTTLES OFF STORE SHELVES. TILLER REPORTEDLY BECAME ARGUMENTATIVE AND THREATENED TO KILL ONE OF THE CLERKS. HE ATTEMPTED TO KICK THE CLERK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EVENTUALLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CLERK?S ARM. TILLER WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND A PROBATION HOLD.