Flowery Branch restaurant owner pleads no contest to swinging umbrella at patron during micro wrestling event - Gainesville Times

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Flowery Branch restaurant owner pleads no contest to swinging umbrella at patron during micro wrestling event

Majed Alboumeh appears in Hall County State Court Wednesday, May 28, 2025, to plead no contest to charges of affray, disorderly conduct and two counts of simple battery. The Branch House tavern owner is accused of kicking a man and striking him with a patio umbrella Sept. 24, 2023. - photo by Scott Rogers

05292025 ALBOUMEH 1.jpg — Majed Alboumeh appears in Hall County State Court Wednesday, May 28, 2025, to plead no contest to charges of affray, disorderly conduct and two counts of simple battery. The Branch House tavern owner is accused of kicking a man and striking him with a patio umbrella Sept. 24, 2023. - photo by Scott Rogers

The owner of Branch House Tavern pleaded no contest Wednesday, May 28, to one charge stemming from a fight at the restaurant during a 2023 micro wrestling event.