The video footage, later handed over to investigators and circulated across Baldwin County community groups on Facebook, captured the confrontation in unsparing detail. In the footage, the business owners can be seen cornering Smit, yelling profanities, and attempting to knock down or interfere with recording equipment. The escalation resulted in minor property damage, which investigators used to secure a second charge of criminal mischief alongside harassment.
Bay Minette police officers arrived shortly after receiving emergency calls regarding a disturbance on public property. After reviewing bystander recordings, examining the damaged property, and taking statements from Smit and independent onlookers, officers determined that the Goldmans were the primary aggressors. On Thursday night, authorities formally processed Malary and Ryan Goldman into the local jail facility.
Under Alabama Code § 13A-11-8, harassment occurs when an individual strikes, shoves, kicks, or directs coarse language at another person with the intent to alarm or seriously annoy them. Paired with misdemeanor criminal mischief, which covers intentional damage to another party's tangible property valued under $500, the charges carry prospective penalties including court fines, restitution, and up to three months of local jail time.
