By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
A Salina man hit a Dillons employee and customer across the face with his belt late Wednesday evening after becoming disorderly and aggressive in the store.
Salina Police Department officers responded to the Dillons grocery store at 1201 W. Crawford St. at about 9:15 p.m. after an employee called SPD to report a disorderly subject who refused to leave the store.
According to SPD Capt. James Feldman, 27-year-old Salina resident Kish Cox, entered Dillons and became disruptive with employees, and after a 59-year-old employee told Kish to leave, he became aggressive.
"The employee got her phone and told Kish she was calling police," Feldman said. "Kish knocked the phone out of her hand and punched her in the shoulder, where the employee had a pen which broke and sprayed ink on her shirt."
Feldman said the employee called out for help, and another 29-year-old Dillons employee went to assist.
Kish then slapped the employee across the face with his belt, and when a female customer attempted to confront Kish, he struck her in the face with a belt, too.
Officers then arrived at the scene and arrested Kish without further incident.
The three victims had minor injuries, and SPD officers requested charges for one count of aggravated intimidation of a witness, four counts of battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.
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