Sea Pines exec arrested in Florida after drunkenly slapping Disney cast member, police say

A vice president at the Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head was arrested after an alleged drunken meltdown over the dress code in a Disney hotel restaurant, according to court documents released this week.

John Munro, 64, of Hilton Head Island, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor battery charge 10 days after the Nov. 19 incident, which occurred at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa outside of Orlando. Sea Pines staff confirmed the man was the resort’s vice president of hospitality, resort sales and marketing, according to reporting published Wednesday by Walt Disney World News Today.

The VP had been placed on administrative leave “amid review of this personnel matter,” resort spokesperson Karen Moraghan confirmed Thursday to The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette.

An affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office says the Munro family’s party of four was checking in for a reservation around 7:30 p.m. at Cítricos, an upscale eatery inside the hotel with a “sophisticated,” no-swimwear dress code, the restaurant’s website says.

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Before the incident, the restaurant host was checking in a group with a reservation for three, but the party had four people in it. Munro was part of the group, and his clothes did not meet the restaurant's dress code, according to the affidavit. He was reportedly wearing swim shorts and a T-shirt.
The restaurant's website asks guests to "dress accordingly in attire that respects the restaurant's sophisticated and upscale aesthetic." The policy also clearly states that swimwear is not permitted.

The host informed Munro that he was unable to sit with his party. He said he understood but requested to wait with them until their table was ready, which the host allowed.

When the host attempted to seat the party, Munro followed.

"Please don't allow him to sit with us, he is really drunk, underdressed, it's my birthday and I'm embarrassed," one woman in the party allegedly told the host.

When the host told Munro he could not sit with the group, he allegedly "began to repeatedly slap her forehead" three times. He stopped and walked away when the woman, who was celebrating her birthday, told him to leave.

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