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Felony Charges Dropped Against Fire Breathing Bartender
Fairfax County prosecutors have filed a motion to drop felony arson charges against two fire-breathing bartenders who were facing more than 35 years in prison apiece for performing flaming bar tricks. Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh confirmed to The Washington Examiner on Tuesday that he dismissed three felony charges because he couldn't find any evidence that the Jimmy's Old Town Tavern barkeeps were trying to hurt anybody. Nobody was injured the night the men were arrested, but there was evidence that a paper airplane hanging from the ceiling caught fire and burned, Morrogh said. (Washington Examiner)
13 Arrested for Smoking in F.C. Restaurants
After repeated complaints about people smoking in and around a group of Vietnamese restaurants the Eden Center in Falls Church, police arrested nine smokers four others for allowing smoking. Smoking in Virginia restaurants became limited last December as part of the Virginia Clean Air Act, which prohibits smoking in restaurants except in designated areas. Falls Church Communications Director Barbara Gordon noted that the maximum fine is $25 and that no one was taken into custody, but only issued citations. (Falls Church News Press)