Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A well-known Knoxville restaurateur has been indicted by a Knox County Grand Jury more than a year after his arrest at a peaceful protest on the University of Tennessee campus.

Yassin Terou, the owner of Yassin’s Falafel House, faces one count of criminal trespassing stemming from the on-campus gathering for Nakba Vigil Day on May 15, 2024. Eleven people were arrested, including three students and eight people not affiliated with the university.

In addition to Terou, nine others were indicted in connection to the May 15 protest, including Layla Soliz, who filed a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee over the protests. Two others were indicted in connection to another protest on May 2.

Campus authorities reportedly told the protesters that the space they were occupying was not reserved but that a different space, across the street at the Student Union Cumberland Plaza, was reserved for them through Saturday. They were told to vacate the space, but Terou and others did not leave.