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Local board denies Moon Bar & Grill renewal after multiple safety and compliance violations
Summary
The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County voted to deny the renewal for Moon Bar & Grill (Fusion Inc.) after inspectors and prosecutors documented repeated violations including disorder, a stabbing incident and alleged hindrance of enforcement.
The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County denied the renewal for Fusion Inc., doing business as Moon Bar & Grill, at 148 E. Market St., citing repeated public-safety and compliance failures recorded in multiple excise reports and incident investigations. The board voted to deny the permit after an extended hearing in which the business' representatives and counsel addressed a long list of violations dating to the permit's issuance.
Board members said the record showed a clustering of serious incidents over the past two years, including a reported stabbing on the premises and several citations for allowing sales or consumption after hours, failures to maintain required minimum food service, and other public-nuisance findings. The board noted prior administrative settlements and prosecutor actions had addressed some incidents but concluded the overall pattern posed a continuing public-safety concern.
Attorney Clark Kirkman, representing the permit holder, summarized the owner's view of steps taken since the most serious incidents: new and restructured security contracts, additional cameras, management changes and other operational reforms. Owner David Brandon and other representatives described changes they said were implemented after the major incidents and said they had worked to bring the operation into compliance.
Board members pressed for specifics about what had been done to secure the exterior parking and to ensure staff training and recordkeeping. Members also cited several excise reports that described physical altercations, alleged mishandling of video evidence and difficulties reaching satisfactory, sustained compliance.
After discussion the board moved to deny the renewal. The board's decision means the permit will not be active and the business will have standard appeal rights under the excise process; staff noted the affected parties may seek review by the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission within the statutory appeal window.
The board listed public-safety and repeated noncompliance as reasons for the action; the denial does not itself criminally charge the business or specific individuals but removes the local authorization to operate while administrative and legal processes continue.
