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| WHY DOES THE ABC CONTINUE TO BREAK THE LAW AND USE UNDERAGE INDIVIDUALS IN STINGS? |
Thanks to Jake Bleed with the Department of Finance and Administration, we have again been provided information about underage individuals that the ABC uses in illegal sting operations.
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JACOB D. BLEED - DFA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR KNOCKING ONE BACK
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The reason that the use of underage individuals is illegal, is that Arkansas Code Annotated § 3-3-203 clearly and unequivocally states that it is unlawful for any person under 21 years of age to purchase or have in his or her possession any intoxicating liquor, wine or beer.
As we previously posted this fact was also documented in a Congressional Report on underage drinking and compliance practices.
Another state agency, Arkansas Tobacco Control, uses underage individuals in tobacco compliance operations, but they have an exception in the Arkansas law that forbids individuals under 18 years of age from purchasing or possessing tobacco products.
The ABC and the DFA have refused to provide an explanation as to how they believe that they are able to violate the law and encourage underage individuals to break the law in their sting operations.
Granted, the ABC Board can make rules and regulations but they cannot change the law.
So as a public service, once again we are passing on information provided to us to assist the public in an effort to stop the ABC lawbreakers and their corruption of Arkansas' youth and young adults.
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| Emily Barrett - Springdale |
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Claire Marie Ebbing - Fayetteville
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| Cayne Ford - Booneville |
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| Keegan Foster - West Fork |
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| Madison Gauert - Pea Ridge |
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| Raigan Gorman - Warren |
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| Jerome Gurley - North Little Rock |
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| Tanner Hess -Forrest City |
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| Dalton Hinton - Texarkana |
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| Leah Holaway - Clarksville |
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| Carlos Hussian, Jr. - Little Rock |
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| August Jenkins - Fayetteville |
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| Sean Jernigan - Paragould |
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| Jamie Fleming Johnson - Warren |
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| Marcus Kasch - Fouke |
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| Spencer Kelly - Greenbrier |
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| Sidney Kelly - Vilonia |
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| Destinee Kemp -Bentonville |
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| Hayden Brooke Laird - Fayetteville |
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| Logan Laird - Forrest City |
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| Asia Kirkpatrick Langley - Glenwood |
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| Jacob Lawson - Palestine |
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| Mckenzie Martinez - Little Rock |
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| Cade Matthews - Alma |
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| Miranda Morgan - Bonanza |
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| Tyronee Morris - Blytheville |
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| Gavin Prince - Mountain View |
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| Shunterria Pugh - Pine Bluff |
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| Wes Rains - Mountain View |
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| Jacob Reich - Siloam Springs |
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| Ashley Rocco - Fayetteville |
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| Callen Russell - Pea Ridge |
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| Hunter Scott - El Dorado |
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| Kylee Shepherd - Springdale |
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Rylan Sims - Farmington
Madison Smart - Cabot |
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| Malorie Smithson - Cabot |
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| Tammaria Straughn - Pine Bluff |
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| Brittany Tessitore - Warren |
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| John "Jack" Threet - Fayetteville |
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| Thomas Trezza - Cabot |
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| Dakota Turner |
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| Jaxson Wall - Muldrow, OK |
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| Brooklyn Waller - El Dorado |
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| Andrew Ware - Mountain Home |
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| Alvin Warren III - Little Rock |
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| Autumn Wesson - Warren |
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| Gabriel West - Little Rock/Arkadelphia |
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| Jonathon Wiles - Fouke |
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| Michael Wright - Texarkana |
The illegal operations these individuals are involved in with the ABC rakes in thousands of dollars for the ABC each month.
In June, the fines for sales to underage individuals totaled over $37,000.00.
To use a term that tainted ABC Director Boyce Hamlet likes to toss out, most of these young adults are not technically minors.
In Arkansas the age or majority is 18. Once you turn 18 you are legally an adult.
This may create a technical issue if the ABC uses an adult operative instead of a minor and cites a permit holder for unknowingly selling alcohol to a minor.
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Stay tuned as we will delve into specific stings/citations made by the ABC in the coming weeks.
Our previous posts on cooperating minors:
ABC UNDERCOVER MINOR
