Article published April 15, 2008
Oregon bar worker gets 3 days in jail over steroids
An employee of the Rodeo Bar & Grill in Oregon found guilty last month of storing syringes and steroids in the business was sentenced yesterday in Oregon Municipal Court to three days in jail and will undergo random drug testing, authorities said.
Johnathan Roumaya, 23, of 3140 Shoreland Ave., Washington Township, also will be placed on electronic monitoring for seven days, was ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, and will be on probation for two years.
Oregon Municipal Judge Jeffrey Keller suspended a 170-day jail sentence and fined Mr. Roumaya $450.
Mr. Roumaya was convicted last month on a misdemeanor charge of possession of dangerous drugs. A misdemeanor charge of permitting drug abuse was dismissed. He could have faced a maximum fine of $1,000 and up to six months in jail.
The Rodeo Bar and Grill, 3150 Navarre Ave., is believed to be where Michael Gagnon, 24, of Adrian, was drinking Dec. 30 before heading the wrong way on I-280 and crashing the pickup truck he was driving into a van, killing five members of a Maryland family.
Authorities searched the bar in January as part of the crash investigation and found steroids and syringes in a filing cabinet.John Potts, an attorney representing the owners, said Mr. Roumaya bought the steroids for his use but never used them.
Drug-related charges filed against the other owners, Michael Yousif, 26, and Glenn Murdzia, 22, were dismissed after Mr. Roumaya admitted last month during a hearing in Oregon Municipal Court that the steroids and syringes were his.
As part of a three-month investigation, the bar owners were cited April 1 by the Ohio Investigative Unit for over-serving alcohol. They were cited for selling beer or intoxicating liquor to an intoxicated person, improper advertising, and encouraging excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, which are all violations of its liquor license, Julie Hinds, a spokesman for the agency, said.
The business will have a hearing before the Liquor Control Commission, which can issue fines, impose a suspension, or revoke the liquor license.
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