{"id":2445,"date":"2026-05-19T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/were-criminal-charges-filed-amid-the-city-slickers-cocaine-sting-what-to-know-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:02:10","slug":"were-criminal-charges-filed-amid-the-city-slickers-cocaine-sting-what-to-know-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/were-criminal-charges-filed-amid-the-city-slickers-cocaine-sting-what-to-know-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Were criminal charges filed amid the City Slickers cocaine sting? What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A longtime Folsom bar has been prohibited from serving alcohol after a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control investigation determined a former bartender helped facilitate drug sales on-site.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/when-will-sacramento-area-swimming-pools-open-to-the-public-what-to-know\/\">When will Sacramento-area swimming pools open to the public? What to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators say they visited the Folsom State Slickers, also known as City Slickers, six times before the bartender, Arturo Gomez, introduced agents to a patron, Terrell Hill, who then sold the agents cocaine at the bar on three additional occasions, according to investigation reports. The reports state the patron directly executed two of the three sales while the bartender directly executed the other.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed charges in December against Gomez and Hill. Gomez faces two felony counts of transportation, sale and distribution of controlled substance while Hill faces four counts of the same charge, according to a DA Office spokesperson Shelly Orio. As of Tuesday, charges are not filed against the owners.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>City Slickers owners Michelle and Dustin Morgan say they were unaware of the reported cocaine sales. Investigation reports reviewed by The Sacramento Bee do not implicate the Morgans or any current employees.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe watch the cameras when we\u2019re not there and, if we see weird things, we call and text staff,\u201d Michelle Morgan said. \u201cBut obviously we can\u2019t watch the cameras and be there all the time. \u201cWe trusted people we shouldn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/ca-state-workers-could-get-another-paid-holiday-to-celebrate-native-american-day-2\/\">CA state workers could get another paid holiday to celebrate Native American Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Even though the owners weren\u2019t implicated in the ABC investigation reports, their license was indefinitely suspended on May 5 because the sales happened more than once. With current California law, repeat on-site drug sales counts as license owner permission to sell drugs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Morgan said she and her husband try to keep tabs on the bar as much as possible, monitoring it in-person, by camera and reminding staff that drugs aren\u2019t allowed on-site.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Alcohol can be served at the bar again if the liquor license is transferred to a new owner. Morgan previously said a buyer has been identified and a license transfer is in the works.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>City Slickers has seen a 90% drop in sales after the incident left the bar a dry menu. The owners aim to keep business by implementing new strategies like a movie night. Information about future City Slickers\u2019 programming can be found on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/texas-tech-qb-brendan-sorsby-sues-ncaa-for-2026-eligibility-despite-gambling-infractions\/\">Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby sues NCAA for 2026 eligibility despite gambling infractions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Folsom bar\u2019s liquor license was suspended after ABC found on-site cocaine sales by a bartender and patron; owners say they were unaware and a transfer is planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-folsom-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Were criminal charges filed amid the City Slickers cocaine sting? 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