The Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducts alcohol compliance checks at Lake County liquor selling establishments.  The compliance checks are designed to ensure businesses vending alcohol are not selling to anyone under the age of 21.

Of the 55 establishments tested, six of them sold alcohol to someone under the age of 21. 

The establishments and clerks in violation are:

Establishment:

7-Eleven

20502 North Milwaukee Avenue

Unincorporated Deerfield

Clerk:

Rajul V. Agnihotri, 63

Establishment:

Sunset Foods

4090 Route 83

Long Grove

Clerk:

Doreen V. Perez, 58

Establishment:

Family Pantry

21190 Commercial Drive

Unincorporated Mundelein

Clerk:

Ashok Patel, 65

Establishment:

Rosko’s Citgo

41452 Green Bay Road

Wadsworth

Clerk:

Jeffrey R. Crossman, 42

Establishment:

Mobil Gas

39119 North Lewis Avenue

Beach Park

Clerk:

Devasasan Yesudas, 48 (also charged with obstructing identification)

Establishment:

Hoeksema’s Mini Mart

38975 North Lewis Avenue

Beach Park

Clerk:

Mohammad A. Assad, 57

The clerks in violation were ticketed for selling liquor to a minor.  They are required to appear in Waukegan court.  Notice of the violations were sent to their respective liquor commission jurisdictions (Long Grove, Beach Park, Wadsworth, and Lake County Liquor Commission).

All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.