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 on Monday.
Kelly McKin, 51, of North Palm Beach, faces a charge of assaulting a uniformed security guard in the February 5 incident, according to arrest and court records. McKin denied spitting on anyone, according to the arrest report.
Orlando Sentinel first reported the alleged spitting incident earlier this month in an article about the belligerent behavior that Disney World employees have been dealing with because of Covid-19 rules.
McKin reportedly spat on the guard after he was told he should wear a mask outside, says the prison report.
The guard said she was hit by saliva on the forehead, but most of her was wrong, according to the report. The incident prompted her to contact a Covid-19 hotline and told police that she wanted to press charges, according to the report.
McKin, who was arrested at Disney the next day, denied spitting and was “adamant about not spitting on the guard,” wrote the deputy sheriff in the arrest report.
He told the police officer that he got into an argument with the guard about the mask and that he told her that he would wear it while he was inside the resort.
Disney requires masks all the time, except when swimming or dining. The guard told the officer who arrested him that McKin spat on her after he was asked a second time to put on a mask.
Online court records show that McKin is free on bail. They do not list a lawyer.
No one answered the phone number listed on Monday night’s arrest report, and voicemail did not accept messages on Monday.
