Special Events staffer attacked over parking dispute at Brownwood farmers market

Challenging parking conditions at the bustling Saturday farmers market in Brownwood apparently boiled over, ending with an 82-year-old Special Events staffer allegedly getting punched in the face.

Stephen Lowe Queen, 52, of Oxford, was arrested at the scene on a felony charge of battery on a person 65 years of age or older following the incident at about 2:23 p.m. near McAlister’s Deli at 3630 Kiessel Road.

The 82-year-old man, working for The Villages Special Events Department, was stationed in a golf cart near a barricaded area to prevent vehicles from entering restricted zones during the heavily attended event…

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