A judge has ruled on an order of protection sought against a member of a prominent family which runs restaurants in The Villages.
Judge Mary Hatcher on Monday granted an injunction for protection against domestic violence sought by a woman against 23-year-old Nathaniel “Nate” Andrew Suleiman, a member of the family that operates Red Sauce at Lake Sumter Landing as well as the Havana Country Club, Lopez Legacy restaurant and the Glenview Country Club.
Court records indicate that Suleiman has retained the legal representation of attorney Joseph Indelicato. He initially represented in 2014 a Villager accused of having sex with a younger man at the pavilion at Lake Sumter Landing Market Square. Indelicato expressed optimism at the time that he could argue the woman’s case before a jury and win an acquittal. Her family opted for a different attorney and she was sentenced to six months in jail.
Suleiman’s girlfriend said he broke her glasses by grabbing her hair after an argument erupted on their way home from Wal-Mart, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. He then grabbed her arm and jerked her back and forth, the report said.
Police found Suleiman shortly before midnight Dec. 7 in Apartment C16 at 775 Club Wildwood, a subsidized housing complex which accepts Section 8 vouchers. The report indicated Suleiman, who lists an Ormond Beach address, has been living at the apartment with his girlfriend.
Suleiman admitted he “put his hands on her and pulled her hair,” the report said.
“(Suleiman) went on to state that he grabbed her arm hard and jerked her because he was mad and upset,” the arresting officer wrote in the report.
He is facing a charge of battery but remains free on bond. He is due for arraignment on Dec. 26.