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Because she was afraid of her, she said she left. The encounters continued over the following days. Harbin testified that she returned to Chuck E. Cheese to collect her work schedule and found West there again. The next day, West reportedly called the police, alleging that Harbin was taking photographs of her children. Harbin also described encountering West at a shopping mall the following day.
On December 4, 2025, Harbin filed petitions seeking interpersonal protective orders against West and David Hensley. However, the petition against David was dismissed after a hearing on December 15, 2025. On December 17, 2025, the family court granted Harbin an interpersonal protective order against West, finding that stalking had occurred and could happen again. The appellate court reversed the December 17, 2025 order and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss Harbin’s petition for an interpersonal protective order against West. The November 6, 2026 decision does not determine whether the alleged family relationship or disagreements surrounding the divorce were justified.
It therefore determined that the family court had abused its discretion by issuing the protection order.
He said Alderson had arrived at the restaurant before West and was non-compliant when officers responded, eventually requiring handcuffs. Repeated encounters at a workplace can make an already difficult family dispute more uncomfortable, particularly when tensions surrounding a divorce involve people outside the marriage. In Kentucky, a series of encounters at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant led a woman to seek a stalking protection order against another woman whom some members of her family believed was involved with her aunt’s husband. The dispute eventually reached the state’s Court of Appeals, which found that the evidence did not establish the threats required under Kentucky law. The family court initially granted emergency protective orders against both individuals. The separate case involving West continued. Officer J. Delgado of the Bowling Green Police Department also testified. The Kentucky Court of Appeals concluded that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that stalking had occurred and could happen again. Instead, it addresses whether the specific encounters and evidence presented at the hearing met the statutory requirements for a stalking protection order.
How the dispute began at Chuck E. Cheese
The incidents occurred in late November and early December 2025, according to the court’s opinion. At the time, David Hensley was married to Harbin’s aunt, Megan Hensley, although the couple was in the process of divorcing. Some members of Harbin’s family apparently believed David was having an extramarital affair with West, a claim West denied. Harbin worked at Chuck E. Cheese, where several encounters took place. She testified that West and David came into the restaurant together on one occasion and repeatedly stared at her, making her uncomfortable. The following week, Harbin was working as a hostess during her cousin’s birthday party when West entered the restaurant. Harbin claimed West began shouting and cursing at her grandmother, Lisa Alderson. Her family subsequently left to avoid further confrontation, while West remained at the restaurant and called the police.