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Zach Branch Arrested Post GDay for two "Obstruction" charges..updated with police report
Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:44 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:44 am
"The former Georgia wide receiver, who hopes to hear his name called in this week’s NFL draft, was arrested on Sunday on one charge of obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling and one charge of obstruction of a law enforcement official. Both are misdemeanors.
Per the Athens Clarke County Arrest log, Branch was booked at 1:26 a.m. on Sunday, April 19 and released on $39 bond at 3:44 a.m. ET."
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Per the Athens Clarke County Arrest log, Branch was booked at 1:26 a.m. on Sunday, April 19 and released on $39 bond at 3:44 a.m. ET."
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NFL Network has obtained the police report on the misdemeanor charges against Zachariah Branch, who was arrested while standing on a public sidewalk for not moving far enough when a police officer asked him to move:
“A male, later identified as Zacharia Branch, continued to stand on the sidewalk without making an attempt to move. I continued to give Zacharia Branch verbal commands to move from blocking the sidewalk and advised that if he did not, he would receive a citation for blocking the sidewalk. Zacharia Branch smirked, then stepped backwards and to the right, then remained standing upon the public sidewalk, so as to obstruct, hinder, and impede free passage upon the sidewalk as well as impede free ingress/egress to or from the adjacent places of business. Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s failure to comply with multiple verbal lawful commands, he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks.”
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 2:26 pm
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:12 am to Wwarmouth
In my life experience and travels, I feel I can safely say that you can be arrested in Athens for shite most police will not arrest you for.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:45 am to Peter Buck
Pretty insane it is still operated this way. Thought when the williamson guy left maybe it would change
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:00 pm to Wwarmouth
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Pretty insane it is still operated this way. Thought when the williamson guy left maybe it would change
If you are referring to Jimmy Williamson, he never, ever had anything to do with the running of the ACCPD.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:15 pm to Wwarmouth
That obstruction streets-prowling charge is going to be a local ordinance. I checked Municode, and they are listed together under ordinance 3-4-23.
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The state charge would be loitering and prowling. It looks like the elements of the ordinance are roughly the same as the state charge.
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The state charge would be loitering and prowling. It looks like the elements of the ordinance are roughly the same as the state charge.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:24 pm to New Money
Ahh I remember him being mentioned on older boards as a bad guy. Thought he was the police chief. Was he just UGA police?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:24 pm to Wwarmouth
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obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling
Thank God prowling wasn’t a crime when I was in Athens.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:59 pm to SquatchDawg
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obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling
Thank God prowling wasn’t a crime when I was in Athens.
You do a lot of running from the cops in Athens?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:25 pm to meansonny
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NFL Network has obtained the police report on the misdemeanor charges against Zachariah Branch, who was arrested while standing on a public sidewalk for not moving far enough when a police officer asked him to move:
“A male, later identified as Zacharia Branch, continued to stand on the sidewalk without making an attempt to move. I continued to give Zacharia Branch verbal commands to move from blocking the sidewalk and advised that if he did not, he would receive a citation for blocking the sidewalk. Zacharia Branch smirked, then stepped backwards and to the right, then remained standing upon the public sidewalk, so as to obstruct, hinder, and impede free passage upon the sidewalk as well as impede free ingress/egress to or from the adjacent places of business. Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s failure to comply with multiple verbal lawful commands, he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks.”
Power tripping cop. What a joke
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:40 pm to Wwarmouth
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Power tripping cop. What a joke
That doesn't sound like prowling at all.
And I personally dont understand how someone (the body size of one individual) is blocking a sidewalk. What is moving along the sidewalk that can't maneuver around one individual?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:44 pm to Wwarmouth
Contempt of Cop. This is the problem, Branch was being an a-hole but really, you got better shite to do.
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