Former Bier Garden manager Malcolm Knighten pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to assault with a deadly weapon, selling an alcoholic beverage after hours and resisting a public officer — stemming from a fight with an ALE officer, according to his lawyer. He received a sentence of nonactive probation and will have to perform community service.
The Bier Garden will have its liquor license suspended for three days and pay $5,000 in fines as part of a deal reached with the state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission.
A manager and an employee at the Bier Garden, a bar and restaurant in downtown Asheville, were arrested on assault charges after fighting with an Alcohol Law Enforcement agent early on the morning of Saturday, May 24. ALE alleges that the agent, David Miller, was attacked while trying to write tickets to employees and their […]
ALE agent David Miller was belligerent and threatening in a fight with a Bier Garden manager and employee on May 24, manager Malcolm Knighten asserted in a 911 call that night.
A manager and employee at the Bier Garden were arrested on assault charges after fighting with an Alcohol Law Enforcement agent early last Saturday morning. ALE claims that the agent, David Miller, was attacked while trying to write tickets to employees and their friends, who were drinking after hours.
