Baldwin v. Roberts

Johnson, Judge.

Joseph Roberts owns a McDonald’s restaurant and employed Shurice Baldwin as a hostess. One afternoon, the restaurant manager told Roberts that Baldwin was yelling at a customer. Roberts confronted Baldwin and told her to clock out and leave the restaurant. The argument escalated and Roberts ultimately called the police to have Baldwin removed from the premises. Three police officers responded to the call and escorted Baldwin from the restaurant. Baldwin claims that as the officers were removing her from the premises, Roberts hit her face with his hand. Roberts denies this…