A homeless man in Sebastian was spotted at a Publix walking around with a human skull, WPBF reports.

"He was using it as a puppet," said witness Nick Pecoraro to WBPF. "It smelled like death."

Pecoraro called 911 after he saw the man with the skull around 10 a.m. Tuesday, who said he was talking to it and showing it to customers.

"It's definitely a human skull it's still got teeth in it," Pecoraro told a dispatcher in the 911 call. "I'm standing in front of it, but I'm not touching (it)," he said.

The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said that the homeless man was living in a wooded area near U.S. 1 where he found human remains and then walked to a Publix to report the body.

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