STAPLETON, AL. (THECOUNT) — Loxley Police Department officials are saying a man was pricked by a hypodermic needle hidden in the handle of a gas pump while visiting a Stapleton, Alabama gas station.

Police are investigating the scary incident. It is unclear if the needle drew blood of if the victim required medical attention or future testing.

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The location of the gas station was not immediately provided by officials.

Stapleton is located about 10 miles from Mobile.

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Geo quick facts: Stapleton is a small unincorporated community in northern Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, with a population of 519. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.