Police report details Zachariah Branch’s arrest days before NFL Draft over sidewalk incident

New details person emerged surrounding the apprehension of erstwhile Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch, who is facing 2 misdemeanor charges pursuing a run-in with instrumentality enforcement conscionable days up of the NFL Draft. 

Branch, who is simply a projected second-round pick, was arrested aboriginal Sunday greeting successful Athens, Georgia, and charged with 2 counts of obstructing nationalist sidewalks/streets – prowling and obstruction of a instrumentality enforcement officer. 

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch celebrates aft a touchdown drawback against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets successful the 2nd 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Ga., connected Nov. 28, 2025. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

He was released aft much than 2 hours successful jailhouse aft posting $39 successful bonds. 

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The NFL Network obtained the constabulary study from Branch’s arrest, which described an brushwood implicit an alleged sidewalk incidental with instrumentality enforcement, successful which constabulary alleged that the erstwhile Bulldogs prima failed "to comply with aggregate verbal lawful commands."

"A male, aboriginal identified arsenic Zacharia Branch, continued to basal connected the sidewalk without making an effort to move. I continued to springiness Zacharia Branch verbal commands to determination from blocking the sidewalk and advised that if helium did not, helium would person a citation for blocking the sidewalk," the excerpt from the study read. 

Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch runs during the NFL Scouting Combine astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Feb. 28, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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"Zacharia Branch smirked, past stepped backwards and to the right, past remained lasting upon the nationalist sidewalk, truthful arsenic to obstruct, hinder, and impede escaped transition upon the sidewalk arsenic good arsenic impede escaped ingress/egress to oregon from the adjacent places of business," the study continued.

"Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s nonaccomplishment to comply with aggregate verbal lawful commands, helium was placed nether apprehension for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks."

Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch celebrates with wide receiver Colbie Young aft scoring a touchdown during the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinals astatine Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans, La., connected Jan. 1, 2026. Ole Miss defeated Georgia 39-34. (IMAGN)

Branch transferred aft 2 seasons astatine Southern California and instantly became backmost Gunner Stockton’s favourite target. He finished the play with a team-high 811 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.

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His presumption arsenic a projected second-round prime was bolstered aft an awesome showing astatine the combine, wherever helium clocked a 4.35-second 40-yard dash.

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