At its October 9, 2025 meeting, the St. Mary’s County Alcohol Beverage Board reviewed and adjudicated a series of alcohol violations involving the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages to underage patrons. A total of five establishments and associated employees or license holders were called before the board to address the violations, which stemmed from recent compliance checks conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit. Tia’s Cantina – California, MD The first violation heard involved Tia’s Cantina, located on Notch Road in California, where an employee served alcohol to a 20-year-old confidential informant during a compliance check on August 27, 2025. The server, Savannah Paige Nelson, reportedly failed to request identification before serving a Corona Premier beer. The confidential informant was accompanied by undercover sheriff’s deputies, who confirmed the transaction and immediately reported the violation to Deputy Steve Myers of the Alcohol Enforcement Unit. The licensees, Meredith Wagner, Jessica Hernandez, and Duane Swan—acknowledged the incident and detailed the remedial actions taken since. These included organizing a mandatory TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) class for all alcohol-serving staff, regardless of prior certification, and implementing a daily ID policy agreement that all servers must sign before each shift. Furthermore, […]
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