Redwood owners found guilty

The owners of the Redwood Inn were found guilty of violating the city of Vandalia's ordinance that prohibits smoking in bars.

A six-person Fayette County jury returned a guilty verdict on each of three tickets issued to G&T Holdings at the completion of a one-day trial.

The jury also assessed the maximum fine of $500 on each of the three tickets issued by the city in August of last year.

Those testifying at trial were the two city police officers who said they saw people smoking inside the Redwood on three different occasions, and Lisa Doyle, who owns the bar with her husband, Albert.

For complete coverage of the trial, see next week's issue of The Leader-Union.