WEST HOLLYWOOD—Around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, a vendor was arrested by several deputies from the Los Angeles County West Hollywood Station for selling alcohol without a license on Santa Monica Boulevard during the West Hollywood Pride weekend celebration.
Edmundo Ramirez, 48, was arrested and witnesses told The WeHo Times he was selling beer cans and bottles of alcohol, including vodka, from a folding wagon he converted into a mini bar. A loudspeaker was attached to the vehicle, which he used to play music. Witnesses saw the deputies approach Ramirez, confiscate his merchandise, and take him into custody.
He was booked at the Transit Correctional Facility at the West Hollywood Sheriff Station and paid $0 bail. In the city of Los Angeles, serving alcohol without a license is a misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
Canyon News reached out to the West Hollywood Sheriff Station for comment but did not hear back before publication.
By Daniel Diquinzio