Man charged with assault for hitting kid at movie theater

Big hats, un-silenced cell phones, and Chatty Cathys. When
it comes to annoying things that can happen at the movies,
it seems the list is almost endless.

When Yong H. Kim took his movie theater annoyance and
turned it into aggression, he took it too far, hitting a
10-year-old kid.

Kim said he was sitting with his girlfriend, trying to
watch a movie, but a group of people just couldn’t seem to
keep quiet. He claims they couldn’t even stay in their
seat, according to court documents.

At times, Kim claimed, the movie goers behind him were
running back and forth through the aisles, swinging their
arms, and sometimes hitting him and his girlfriend. Then
they threw popcorn at the couple. Kim said he was laughed
at when he stepped over the seats to tell patrons to stop.

The group of four told police officers they were watching
the movie when Kim stepped over the seats to confront
them, and then they quieted down. But when the victim
whispered something to his friend, they said Kim got
up and punched the him in the mouth.

Police were called to the AMC in Kent, and interrupted
Kim’s movie to remove him from the auditorium. While Kim
told
police he did hit someone with an open hand, he had
thought
the boys, including the 10-year-old victim, were much
older then they actually were.

Kim was charged with Assault of a Child 2.