Business Sells Alcohol To Minor, Fails Forsyth Sheriff's Test

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — The Forsyth County Sheriff's Ordinance and Permits Unit conducted an undercover operation to check alcohol compliance, June 1. The Sheriff's Office reported that out of the ten businesses checked, only one sold to an underage person.

The Valero Food Mart, located at 4325 Browns Bridge Road, was the business that sold alcohol to a minor. The police report indicates that a person under the age of 21 went in and grabbed a pack of beer and brought it to the register. The clerk checked the buyer's State of Georgia driver's license. The clerk sold the beer to the buyer even though the buyer's driver's license showed he was under 21 years old.

The clerk was issued a citation for selling alcohol to an underage person.

The nine Forsyth County businesses that properly checked ID for alcohol purchases, were the following:

1) Leon’s 5410 Matt Hwy
2) Cork and Barrel 5525 Bannister Rd
3) BP 5430 Bannister Rd
4) Chevron 3275 Dahlonega Hwy
5) Walmart 3655 Browns Bridge Rd
6) Mobil 3715 Browns Bridge Rd
7) Sunoco 3845 Browns Bridge Rd
8) Publix 3480 Keith Bridge Rd
9) Package Place 3084 Keith Bridge Rd

Graphic courtesy Forsyth County Sheriff's Office