Local bar owner charged with illegal alcohol sales

By By Ashley Michaels (Contact)

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Lawrence police officers closed down the Moon Bar, 821 Iowa St., after discovering Ron Ruiz, the owner, was selling alcohol without a liquor license last week.

The Moon Bar is the same nightclub where former Kansas forward J.R. Giddens was involved in an altercation on May 19. The altercation resulted in Giddens getting stabbed in the right calf.

Ruiz said he thought his bar’s recent problems were all directly related to the J.R. Giddens incident.

“It has everything to do with J.R.,” Ruiz said. “I feel that I am being profiled in a negative manner and KU alumni are influencing people to make sure that I have problems.”

Sgt. Dan Ward would not comment because the case had been handed over to the Alcohol Beverage Control of Topeka. The ABC could not be reached for comment.

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