How did a Valentine’s Day dispute over dinner reservations lead to an interracial married couple from Kansas City being banned from the Wandering Vine at The Castle restaurant in Shawnee?
Almost two weeks after Shawnee police responded to a verbal dispute at the restaurant, Michael and Johanna Kelley are still not sure why police issued them trespass orders, which prevent the couple from returning to the restaurant.
After speaking with Michael, restaurant owner Carla Dyer and a police spokeswoman about the incident, it’s still not all that clear to me why law enforcement had to get involved. But here’s what I can conclude: Michael and Johanna deserve their refund, an apology and to have their trespass orders lifted, as the couple has requested…