Monette’s Grocery pays fine for operating gambling equipment violation
2018-02-15
Faced with a 20-day suspension of his ABC licenses, James Monette, owner of Monette’s Grocery on Old Cherry Point Road, has agreed to pay a $2,000 penalty to keep that suspension from happening. Monette, brother of Craven County Sheriff Jerry Monette, knowingly possessed gambling equipment at his convenience store around Aug. 31, 2017, according to state ABC officials. The gambling equipment was described in comments by a member of the Monette family as a “quarter pusher” that has been in the store for a long time. Monette’s Grocery, at 4001 Old Cherry Point Road at the corner of East Thurman Road, holds licenses issued inRead More →