{"id":525,"date":"2026-05-13T16:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:37:55","slug":"orlandos-uncle-lou-accused-of-selling-liquor-without-a-license-detained-on-immigration-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=525","title":{"rendered":"Orlando\u2019s \u2018Uncle Lou\u2019 accused of selling liquor without a license, detained on immigration hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Cleon Williams, affectionately known as \u201cUncle Lou\u201d in Orlando\u2019s music scene, faces a misdemeanor charge after undercover agents of Florida\u2019s Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco allege they purchased two shots of liquor at his Mills 50 bar, which only had a license to sell beer and wine, a citation states.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=523\">More showers and possible lightning storms in the afternoon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams was initially booked into the Orange County Jail on Saturday under an immigration hold, which typically means a person isn\u2019t facing criminal charges beyond some sort of immigration violation.<\/p>\n<p>But days later, Williams\u2019 name appeared in the Orange County Clerk of Court alongside a handwritten notice to appear filed by ABT. The document states Williams was working as a manager at Uncle Lou\u2019s when undercover agents bought a shot of vodka and another of peppermint schnapps.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=521\">House stiffs Florida State Guard, job training fund in budget talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s due to be arraigned on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, 62, was born in Jamaica, though it remains unclear what prompted him to be flagged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a candidate for deportation. He\u2019s been retained by The Arroyo Law Firm.<\/p>\n<p>ICE and ABT haven\u2019t responded to questions about Williams\u2019 arrest, which sparked outcry from progressive politicians, Orlando\u2019s indie music community and patrons of his bar Uncle Lou\u2019s Entertainment Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=519\">Lawsuit ties \u2018brazen fraud\u2019 over real estate to murder of Fort Lauderdale woman in Spain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>News of the misdemeanor charge was first reported by WKMG.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story, please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleon Williams, affectionately known as \u201cUncle Lou\u201d in Orlando\u2019s music scene, faces a misdemeanor charge after undercover agents of Florida\u2019s Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco allege they purchased two shots of liquor at his Mills 50 bar, which only had a license to sell beer and wine, a citation states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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