Incident at Rain Brews ends in pepper spray

MONTE VISTA - Thursday afternoon of July 2, there was an incident at Rain Brews Café in Monte Vista that ended in a haze of pepper spray. On April 1, 2020 a male individual was issued a summons for harassment of employees at Rain Brews and told not to return according to the Monte Vista Police Department. The individual had become aggressive with the employees because in he had left some books at Rain Brews and wanted them back. According to employees he was given opportunities to come and collect his books. According to the Monte Vista Police the man returned the afternoon of July 2 to try and collect his books again when he became confrontational with the staff at Rain Brews. The employee being harassed was able to use pepper spray to defend herself and the police were called. EMS was also called to clear everyone who had been exposed to the pepper spray. The individual who had grabbed the employee was issued a summons on July 2 for harassment, disorderly conduct, and trespassing and did receive his books back the following day.