JOINT OPERATION CONDUCTS CHECKS ON LOCAL BUSINESS
March 18, 2019
On Friday March 15, 2019, a joint investigation was conducted between the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), Iuka Police Department and the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office. This investigation was done on businesses that are permitted to sell Beer and Liquor in Tishomingo County. During the course of this investigation, eight businesses in total were checked using minor’s possession their Valid Mississippi Driver’s License, which showed their true age to be 17 years old.
The following is a list of the businesses checked and the results:
- MARTYVILLE
1379 MS-HWY 25
TISHOMINGO, MS
PASSED
- EXXON
1716 BATTLEGROUND DR
IUKA, MS
PASSED
- SHELL
1000 WEST QUITMAN ST
IUKA, MS
PASSED
- VALERO-72 EXPRESS
281 US-HWY 72
BURNSVILLE, MS
PASSED
- OLD 25 WINE & SPIRTS
1105 BATTLEGROUND DRIVE
IUKA, MS
FAILED
- THE PACKAGE STORE
279 D US-HWY 72
BURNSVILLE, MS
FAILED
- ONE STOP MARATHON
1005 WEST QUITMAN STREET
IUKA, MS
FAILED
- BURNSVILLE FAST STOP
246 US-HWY 72
BURNSVILLE, MS
FAILED
The persons who received citations will have a court date in the Tishomingo County Justice Court on MISDEMEANOR CHARGES and the businesses where the violations occurred could face administrative fines and suspensions of their permits.
Currently no state statue exists requiring businesses to check an ID. State statue does require that the persons purchasing alcoholic beverages or beer must be 21 and the only way to verify the age is by the clerks checking ID’s.
If you have information related to the sale of alcoholic beverages or beer to underage persons, please contact the Mississippi ABC or your local law enforcement agency.
Sheriff John Daugherty
