Man’s ‘inappropriate conduct’ on dance floor leads to bar fight and broken jaw, north Georgia deputies say

A fight outside a North Georgia bar over the weekend led to the arrest of a North Carolina man.

Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a bar fight shortly after midnight Saturday morning at the Route 76 Road House Bar and Grill on Highway 76 in Clayton.

The business owner told deputies that Clayton resident Kenneth Lunn’s conduct toward women on the dance floor was inappropriate.

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After several patrons spoke to the DJ about Lunn’s conduct, Lunn was escorted out of the building.

The DJ then went back inside to try to calm down a group of people who wanted to fight Lunn in the parking lot.

People at the bar called 911 after a man got into a fight with Lunn in the parking lot.

Before deputies arrived, Stephen Higbee, 37, of Franklin, North Carolina, left the scene and was located by Clayton police not far from the business and arrested for unrelated traffic violations.

Deputies said Lunn appeared drunk and hostile.

Deputies say he was briefly examined by Rabun County EMS before he was asked to leave the ambulance due to his unruly behavior.

A member of Lunn’s family contacted the sheriff’s office later Saturday and said Lunn’s jaw was broken on both sides.

A follow-up investigation led to charges of aggravated battery against Higbee, who turned himself in to the Rabun County Detention Center.

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The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook page that no charges have been filed against Lunn because no victims of his actions have come forward or decided to cooperate with the investigation.

“Inappropriate behavior or altercations with other customers should be immediately reported to law enforcement. Let my deputies sort out what happened instead of taking matters into their own hands,” Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols said in a statement.

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