“Mrs. West was worried about Dave spending so much time at bars every day after work, she decided to build a full bar at the house.” he laughed. “And by the looks of things, the “wino” was also the contractor.”
The detective went on to tell us that everything looked the part of a hole-in-the-wall bar, a bar along the wall of the dining room, a neon sign pointing the way to the bathroom down the hall, boiled eggs and pretzels everywhere, but it just wasn’t up to snuff in the safety and legality department. “The sawdust thrown haphazardly on hard floors just made things slippery; there were men fighting in a room that had a hand-drawn sign that said “Family Quarrels;” there were several guys with head injuries from crushing beer cans on their foreheads; it was a mess!” said Detective Charles.
The Wests are now out on bail and will face their first hearing in early July. The unnamed “wino” was not on premises at the time of the police raid and could not be reached for comment.
