A Citra man was jailed recently after being accused of punching an employee at a local restaurant in the face.
Marion County sheriff’s deputies responded to Grammy’s Diner at 17052 N. U.S. 301 in Citra after 29-year-old Mathew Wilkerson allegedly punched an employee in the face. Wilkerson was eating at the restaurant and claimed the food was not to his liking. When the victim tried to resolve the situation and remake the food, Wilkerson allegedly battered him, a sheriff’s office report states.
Wilkerson was placed under arrest and transported to the Marion County Jail, where he was charged with battery. He was released on $1,000 bond and his next court date hasn’t yet been set, jail records show.