Man ‘despatched peanut butter within the put up to ex-wife’s buddy’ who had life-threatening allergy
A man has been arrested for allegedly sending a friend of his ex-wife an envelope smeared in peanut butter, with the victim claiming the man knew about her deathly allergy
Joseph Gerard Cancellare Jr. was arrested on Friday
A man has been arrested after allegedly sending a card covered in peanut butter to a woman with a severe allergy. Joseph Gerard Cancellare Jr. is accused of sending the allegedly tampered post to the house of his ex-wife’s best friend on August 14 2025, with the unnamed woman apparently noticing the blue envelope after she returned from work in Plantation, Florida.
Picking up the letter and opening it, she noticed that a brown substance had been smeared on the inside of the card, which she identified as being some sort of nut based spread.
According to a report by Florida news outlet Local 10, she responded by quickly washing her hands, although police say she still developed hives and experienced tingling on both her arms for around 6 hours.
The letter had allegedly been smeared in peanut butter (stock)
The letter was apparently sent from under the alias “Goergina Sawals” and also included a fictitious return address.
According to a police report, the victim identified Cancellare from a security photo after police traced him to the location the envelope’s stamps had been bought from.
She also says that Cancellare knew about her severe but allergy as they had socialised together on many occasions for over 20 years.
The woman reportedly said she developed hives (stock)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
According to police, Cancellare also allegedly blamed the victim for the breakdown of his marriage, with the victim stating that the last time she and he had spoken was when she acted as an observer during the division of property following the divorce settlement.
Another individual reportedly accused Cancellare of being in full knowledge of her allergy, and as having repeatedly made comments about the victim and his desire to cause her harm.
The woman told investigators she wanted to pursue criminal charges.
The man was arrested more than a year after the incident(stock)(Image: Getty Image – iStockphoto/D-Keine)
On Nov. 13, Plantation police placed Cancellare under arrest, at which point he was taken to HCA Florida Westside Hospital for a routine medical checkup before being transported to Broward Sheriff’s Office main jail
As of Saturday morning, Cancellare was still being held at Broward Sheriff’s Office North Broward Bureau jail, with his bond set at $20,000.
