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A Florida man accused of spitting at a Disney World security guard who asked him to wear a mask was arrested last month, according to a sheriff’s report released Monday.
Kelly McKin, 51, of North Palm Beach, faces a battery charge over a uniformed security guard in the Feb.5 incident, according to the arrest and court records. McKin denied spitting at anyone, according to the arrest report.
The Orlando Sentinel first reported the alleged spitting incident earlier this month in an article about the belligerent behavior Disney World employees have faced over Covid-19 rules.
McKin allegedly spat at the guard after he was told he was required to wear a mask even outside, according to the arrest report.
The guard said she was struck with saliva on her forehead but most of it was missing, according to the report. The incident prompted her to contact a Covid-19 hotline and told police she wanted to press charges, according to the report.
McKin, who was arrested at Disney the next day, denied spitting and was “adamant he didn’t spit on the guard,” the deputy sheriff wrote in the arrest report.
He told the MP he had a discussion with the guard about the mask and told him he would wear it inside the compound.
Disney requires masks at all times except when swimming or eating. The guard told the arrest assistant that McKin spat on him after he was asked a second time to put on a mask.
Online court records show McKin is free on bail. They don’t list a lawyer.
No one answered a phone number listed in the arrest report Monday evening, and voicemail could not accept messages on Monday.
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