Owner of Paso Robles’ Wine Boss suspected of breaking into ex’s home and assaulting her
The owner of a Paso Robles wine-tasting room was arrested Sunday on suspicion of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and assaulting her and her current boyfriend.
At approximately 9 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to report of battery at a home in Paso Robles, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Cipolla wrote in an email to The Tribune.
The female victim told deputies that her ex-boyfriend entered her home without permission and physically assaulted her current boyfriend and herself, Cipolla said.
The male victim was treated at the hospital for a concussion, he told The Tribune. The female victim was bruised, but OK, he said.
The suspect was identified as San Luis Obispo resident and Paso Robles business owner Thomas Robert Booth, Cipolla said.
Booth is the owner of the Wine Boss tasting room in downtown Paso Robles.
Booth, 36, fled the home before deputies arrived at the location, Cipolla said.
At around 3 p.m., Deputies found and detained Booth outside a restaurant in SLO. He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary, domestic battery and battery causing serious bodily injury, Cipolla said.
Booth was booked at the SLO County Jail on those charges at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, according to the jail booking records.
Suspect is Paso Robles’ Wine Boss and vintner for Kevin Hart and Rebelution
Aside form owning the Wine Boss tasting room, Booth also produces wine for some celebrity clients.
He is the wine merchant for comedian Kevin Hart and the reggae band Rebelution, who are both producing their own wines through Booth’s business.
Booth has posted images on Instagram with both clients.
