ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Massachusetts woman was taken into custody after she got into a spat with an employee at a Disney restaurant last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
In an arrest affidavit, deputies said they were called to Steakhouse 71 at Disney\u2019s Contemporary Resort around 9:30 p.m. back on May 19.<\/p>\n
At the time, they learned that the woman \u2014 identified as Leslie Helen Varley, 57 \u2014 had shown up at the restaurant and approached an employee over an \u201cissue due to her party\u2019s size,\u201d deputies wrote.<\/p>\n
In addition, a witness reportedly said that Varley had gotten upset because an employee made a statement about her disabled daughter touching one of the cast members.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeslie became irate and threw three cups of water at (the employee),\u201d the affidavit reads. \u201cAll three cups made contact with the front of (his) body. Leslie then stood up and approached (him), snatching his name tag from his person.\u201d<\/p>\n
After that, she walked away from the restaurant with the name tag, though the employee followed her to the front desk to retrieve it, investigators noted.<\/p>\n
During the altercation, Varley also broke four glasses, dropping them to the floor, the affidavit reveals. They were valued at around $20 in total.<\/p>\n
Varley was ultimately arrested and now faces charges of battery, robbery by sudden snatching, and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n
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