Overview
- The dispute unfolded in the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure line at Magic Kingdom on February 20 as an 18-year-old tried to rejoin her group.
- An arrest affidavit says Keith Newman blocked her path and pushed her back with both hands, causing her to stumble into a friend and spill water.
- Newman denies shoving her and told officers she walked into his outstretched hand.
- A friend with the teen backed her story, and the investigator wrote that probable cause existed to arrest Newman on a battery charge.
- He was released on $1,000 bail, pleaded not guilty, returned to the UK, and faces up to 12 months in jail or a fine if convicted, with police noting no visible injuries and no medical treatment at the scene.