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St. Mary's County board fines bartender $500 after surveillance shows underage sale
Summary
The Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary's County on Jan. 9 fined bartender Monica Leanne Thompson $500 after finding video evidence that she served an 18-year-old on March 24, 2023 at Big Dogs Paradise Bar; the board noted prior enforcement history at the same establishment.
The Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary's County on Jan. 9, 2025 voted to fine bartender Monica Leanne Thompson $500 after evidence and testimony showed she served an alcoholic beverage to an 18-year-old on March 24, 2023 at Big Dogs Paradise Bar and Liquor in Mechanicsville.
The board reviewed video surveillance provided to Deputy Stephen Myers of the alcohol enforcement unit by Detective David Lawrence of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Attorney Christopher Beaver read the sheriff's office summary into the record, saying the footage showed the underage patron identified by the sheriff's office as Isaiah Alexander Woodland, 18, enter the premises on March 23, 2023 and later be served an…
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