"A male, later identified as Zacharia [sic] 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."
Zachariah Branch, a former USC and Georgia receiver, was arrested in Athens, Georgia, for obstructing a public sidewalk. He faces misdemeanor charges including obstructing public sidewalks and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Branch was booked at 1:26 a.m. and released after posting a $39 bond. He was in Athens for Georgia's spring game and had previously set a Georgia record with 81 receptions in 2025. Branch declared for the NFL draft after transferring from USC, where he had notable performance statistics.
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