Ariana breeds dogs and owns a pet store called $$Charlie$$s Treats$$ after her favorite dog, a chocolate Labrador Retriever. Ariana is a petite woman who has trouble carrying dog food and other supplies in and out of her store. So$,$ Ariana hires muscular employees to work in the store. Jessie, is high school wrestler who works for Ariana after school $($when there is no wrestling practice or tournament$)$ and in the summer. Jessie is $64$ and weighs over $200$ lbs$.$ Jessie just turned $18$ years old.

Charlie $($the dog$)$ weighs about $70$ pounds and is on most days wandering around the store greeting customers. One summer day, Ariana and Jessie are working at the store when Ariana gets a phone call. Ariana answers her personal cell phone and is visibly upset. She tells Jessie there is a water leak at her house. She needs to run home and deal with it$.$ She asks Jessie to watch the front of the store.

Soon after Ariana leaves, Travis comes to the store. Charlie greets Travis as he always does when a customer comes to visit, wagging his tail and giving Travis kisses. Travis asks if the store has any puppies for sale. Jessie tells him yes; there are some Labs available for sale. He brings out two Labs for Travis to see. As soon as Jessie turns to close the crate where the dogs are kept, he sees Travis grab the two puppies and head for the door. Jessie$$s years of wrestling pay off. He can easily keep Travis from exiting the store while keeping both puppies safe. Charlie $($who is a well $-$trained dog$)$ follows Jessie$$s command to sit on top of Travis to keep him still.

Jessie, being a high school student, doesn$$t know what to do next. He takes Travis and locks him in the back office. He then calls Ariana. Ariana tells him she will deal with this later; she is busy. Two hours later, Ariana gets back to the store. She calls the police, and they take a statement from Jessie and arrest Travis. As Travis is being handcuffed, Ariana smacks Travis on the back and shouts, $$you should be ashamed of yourself. You mistreat animals by stealing them from stores and selling them to abusive people who won$$t even take good care of them.$$ The police officers, Jessie and a couple of customers hear Ariana insulting Travis. As Travis is leaving the store, Travis screams back at Ariana and Jessie telling them, "Dogs should be free, and it is abusive to keep a dog in a cage. I already wrote a long review online telling the whole world how you abuse animals and rip off customers." A few customers look visibly upset by the exchange between Travis and Ariana.

Based on this scenario, answer the following questions:

What criminal laws may have been violated under these facts by Travis. Remember to include the elements of each possible crime and explain who would bring each claim $($the parties in the court case$).$ If there are any defenses to each crime, include that in your explanation.

What criminal laws may have been violated under these facts by Ariana, Jessie and the business $($Charlie$$s Treats$).$ Remember to include the elements of each possible crime and explain who would bring each claim $($the parties in the court case$).$ If there are any defenses to each crime, include that in your explanation.

What torts may have been violated by Travis under these facts. Remember to include the elements of each possible tort and explain who would bring each case $($the parties in the court case$).$ If there are any defenses to the tort, include that in your answer.

What torts may have been violated by Jessie, Ariana and the business $($Charlie$$s Treats$)$ based on these facts. If there are any defenses to the tort, include that in your answer.