CLEVELAND — Prominent Cleveland restaurant owner Bobby George is expected to plead guilty to attempted strangulation during a court hearing Monday afternoon, according to a special prosecutor.

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in Judge Joy Kennedy's courtroom.

Attempted strangulation is a fifth-degree felony, which carries a sentence ranging from probation to up to a year in prison. George could also have to pay a fine.

George entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment on Oct. 30. Judge Sherrie Miday continued his $200,000 bond and ordered him to have no contact with the victim.

George was indicted by information, which means he was charged directly by prosecutors after waiving his right to a grand jury.

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