Mojoes denies serving minors before fight

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Updated: March 3, 2012 11:41AM

JOLIET — The owners of Mojoes in downtown Joliet have pleaded not guilty to three of the four liquor code violations charged against the club after a fight broke out during a New Year’s Eve party.

The city’s liquor commission will hold a hearing on the charges at 9 a.m. Feb. 15.

Mojoes pleaded not guilty to charges that it sold liquor to minors, allowed minors on the premises and obstructed Joliet police officers investigating the incident.

The owners pleaded guilty to a charge that people who created the disturbance were allowed into the club.

Mojoes also faces charges of liquor code violations stemming from a Jan. 15 fight and stabbing. The owners will enter pleas on those charges Feb. 15.

The club’s liquor license was suspended for seven days after each incident.