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ALRC denies bartender Jonathan Williams an operator license after obstructing citation and unpaid fine

3442324 · May 22, 2025
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The Madison Alcohol License Review Committee denied Jonathan Williams’ operator license application after MPD testimony and municipal court records showed he lied to officers during a bar check, pleaded no contest, and owes a $250 forfeiture; committee members stressed public-trust and record issues.

The Madison Alcohol License Review Committee voted to deny an operator license application from Jonathan Williams after police testimony and court records showed he was cited for obstructing officers during a bar check and later pleaded no contest.

The committee’s action came after Captain Hartman with the Madison Police Department described the December 2024 incident in which officers doing a bar check at Lucky’s found an underage person drinking and found that Williams had vouched for the person’s age. “Williams admitted to me that he had lied about Grant’s age to Sergeant Langfeld,” Captain Hartman…

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