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Applicant seeking server's license cites rehabilitation; Brookhaven alcohol board moves to executive session

Brookhaven Alcohol Board · March 1, 2026
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Summary

An applicant denied an alcohol-service permit because of prior methamphetamine convictions told the Brookhaven Alcohol Board he completed in‑custody treatment and found potential employment; the board moved to executive session to deliberate and gave no public decision.

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — The Brookhaven Alcohol Board on Nov. 29 heard an appeal from an applicant whose permit application was denied because of past drug convictions. Major Donald Chase of the Brookhaven Police Department said the applicant’s record showed arrests in June 2013 and June 2014 for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, guilty findings and seven‑year confinement sentences; under the local ordinance the board had grounds to deny a permit within five years of conviction or completion of parole/probation.

Major Donald Chase told the board: "My name is Major Donald Chase with Brookhaven Police Department. ... Mister Solis applied for a alcohol beverage serving permit, was denied based…

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