A South Carolina man is about to make his first court docket look subsequent month after he was accused of slapping a teenage hostess at a Walt Disney World Resort restaurant 3 times within the brow, whereas below the affect, after she refused to seat him because of the restaurant’s gown code.
John Munro, 64, of South Carolina, was arrested and charged with battery after an altercation involving him and a 19-year-old hostess at Cítricos inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort again in November.
Munro, no stranger to luxurious lodges, was the Vice President of Hospitality, Gross sales, and Advertising on the prestigious Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, the place he lives.
Karen Moraghan, the spokesperson for the South Carolina property, instructed Fox Information Digital that Munro is not employed by The Sea Pines Resort.
On Thursday, Moraghan confirmed to The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette that Munro was positioned on administrative go away “amid assessment of this personnel matter.”
In line with the arrest affidavit obtained by Fox 35 Orlando, on Nov. 19, 2023, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to the resort in reference to a battery.
A preliminary investigation revealed that simply earlier than 7:30 p.m., a restaurant hostess was checking a household in who had a reservation for 3. Nonetheless, the group arrived with 4 folks; two girls and two males.
In line with the arrest data, one of many males, recognized as Munro, was not wearing accordance with the restaurant’s gown code.
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He was carrying swim shorts and a T-shirt and Cítricos’ web site states that “visitors are anticipated to decorate accordingly in apparel that respects the restaurant’s subtle and upscale aesthetic,” including explicitly that swimwear is not allowed.
As a result of Munro was carrying “swimming shorts and a T-shirt,” he was instructed by the hostess that he wouldn’t be allowed to dine along with his household, the report acknowledged. Munro appeared to know however stated he’d wait along with his group till they have been seated. The hostess agreed to his request, however the state of affairs escalated when she took the group to be seated moments later.
In line with deputies, Munro adopted the celebration of three to their desk though he was instructed he was not allowed to take action.
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“Please do not enable him to sit down with us, he’s actually drunk, underdressed, it is my birthday, and I am embarrassed,” one of many lady instructed the hostess, in accordance with the affidavit.
When the hostess instructed Munro that he could not sit with the group, he “started to repeatedly slap her brow” 3 times whereas stating her title, which he learn from the title tag on her shirt, deputies acknowledged.
The hostess sustained no accidents and declined medical therapy, and wished to pursue fees, deputies stated.
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Deputies caught up with Munro, who they stated was apparently intoxicated based mostly on his “slurred speech, shiny crimson eyes, and fixed repeating that he was going to sue Disney,” the arrest affidavit stated.
Munro was arrested and launched on a $1,000 bond the following morning.
Surveillance video from the restaurant was not out there, however prosecutors plan to make use of police physique digicam footage from the incident, in accordance with Florida court docket data.
Munro entered a plea of not responsible and is anticipated to look in court docket for a pre-trial convention listening to on Feb. 16.