Underage Drinking, Assaults Revealed In Investigation Into College Park Bar

COLLEGE PARK, MD — An investigation into Cornerstone Grill and Loft in College Park has shown issues with underage drinking, use of fake identification and reports of violence.

The newly released 107-page investigative report was ordered to be done after Prince George's County suspended the liquor license of the establishment for 90 days starting Oct. 30, Patch reported previously.

Cornerstone Grill and Loft, which opened in 1997, also had to pay a $7,500 fine, the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners ruled.

The board originally suspended Cornerstone Grill and Loft's license after finding the establishment had presented a “threat to the peace and safety,” based on video evidence and testimony from four University of Maryland police officers, reports say.

That report shows 37 incidents involving University of Maryland Police during a two-year span. The report also revealed incidents involving intoxicated 17-year-olds, including one whose blood alcohol level was in the lethal range, according to WJLA. Also documented in the report were multiple head injuries and assault.

The liquor license suspension of Cornerstone Grill and Loft will run until Jan. 28. The business remains closed during the suspension.

Cornerstone Grill and Loft said on social media when the license suspension was announced that, "We want to be clear: Cornerstone is not permanently closing, and we are actively pursuing all available legal options to challenge this decision."

The establishment stated its legal team would be reviewing the situation and "working through the appropriate processes."

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