Hello, uh good evening.

Welcome to the uh September 15, 2026, Howard County Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board hearing.

Uh, there will be uh two matters in front of us, uh, but before that, uh, I like to ask uh to prove the minutes of uh August 25th, 2026 uh hearing result.

So moved.

I second.

Chair Chem.

Yes, Mr.

Coleman.

Yes, Mr.

Hunt.

Yes, Miss Johnson, Miss Kim, yes.

Thank you.

Um I believe the first matter, which is a petition to find suspend or revoke class A beer, wine, and the liquor seven-day off-sale license for Omnicap Spirits L C treating as metal rich wine and spirits in the name of uh and Ganatra.

Uh, I believe this one has been uh requested for uh postponement.

Uh I do I have a motion to prove the uh postponement.

Oh uh so moved.

I second Chair Chen.

Yes, Mr.

Coleman.

Yes, Mr.

Hunt.

Yes, Miss Johnson.

Yes, Miss Kim.

Yes.

Thank you.

Now thank you all very much.

That was Ms.

Carter.

Um and I'll be in touch with you uh when we have a date that we can schedule everybody for for the continuance.

Now we move to the second matter of today's hearing, which is a petition to find, suspend, or revoke class A beer, wine, and the liquor seven-day off sale license for Ayushi LLC treating as 103 wine and the spirits in the names of uh uh Amit Kumar, uh Rem Spa Patel and Terence Hamilton Sweeney for uh 1900 square feet package store located at uh 610 Meadow Ridge Center Drive, Elk Ridge, Maryland.

Good evening, board members Sega Gurma Share on behalf of um Harrow County Liquor Inspector Mark Baxter, who is joining us uh virtually online.

Um I've talked to the owner or the licensee who's agreed to stipulate to the facts um alleged in the petition.

Uh based on that, I'd like to read, I'd like to read the stipulated facts what the county would have been able to prove having we put on a case, and then we could with your with the board's permission proceed to uh I guess hearing from the owner if there's any I understand that there is some evidence that the owner would like to put on.

Thank you.

Should we just proceed?

Okay, thank you.

All right, um, with the chair's permission.

Had this matter um proceeded to trial, uh Harrow County uh would have been able to prove the following facts.

On February 18th, 2026, Corporal Baxter was notified by private first class Grayson Kushner of an incident that occurred on February 15th, 2026, involving a suspected underage alcohol sale at Ayushi LLC trading as 103 wine and spirits located at 60610 Meadow Ridge Center Drive, suite C Alkridge, Maryland.

This establishment holds a Class A alcoholic beverage license issued by the Howard County Board of Licensed Commissioners.

On February 19th, 2026, Corporal Baxter went to 103 Wine and Spirits and spoke with one of the licensees Amitekumar Patel.

Corporal Baxter explained that an incident had occurred on February 15th, 2026, and that he was requesting any video Mr.

Kumar had of the front counter between approximately 11:45 a.m.

and 130 p.m.

on that date due to potentially on that date to potentially identify the subjects involved.

Corporal Baxter was not yet aware exactly what the suspected purchasers look like, only the description related information provided in the incident report by private first class uh Kirshner.

Mr.

Patal brought up the requested footage in the back office and viewed it with Corporal Baxter.

Mr.

Patel advised the dates and times shown on the videos timestamps were accurate.

While viewing the footage from February 15th, 2026 at the 12 minute 52 second uh 12th hour, 52 minutes and 32 seconds.

Actually, at 1252 and 32 seconds p.m.

timestamp, Corporal Baxter observed two male subjects who appear to be under the age of 21, enter the store.

These subjects matched the description of the 17-year-old Asian male and the 17-year-old white male subjects provided in uh private first class cushioner's report at 1254 uh 56 seconds p.m.

Uh Corporal Baxter observed these male same male subjects approach the front counter, both carrying alcoholic beverages that appeared to be a bottle of smearnoff vodka and a case of seltzers and a case of Bush beer.

The cashier who was later identified as Yashik Patel rang the purchase up and completed the sale without requesting or checking any identification.

The subject subsequently exited the store with the alcoholic beverages.

It should be noted that while viewing the video footage as these subjects approach the counter, Mr.

Patel says out loud to Corporal Baxter that they are quote unquote regulars.

As the video footage continued at 101 and 23 seconds p.m.