Contoversial bar owner admits theft

Jamie Pendleton, who sparked controversy with his “Date Grape Kool-Aid” drink at his downtown Spokane bar and violated federal trademark law for using Gonzaga University’s bulldog mascot in bar promotions, has admitted using a Post Falls man’s debit card to steal almost $1,000. Pendleton, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony grand theft. He will be sentenced May 24 in 1st District Court for Idaho. Pendleton, whose Spokane Downtown Daiquiri Factory was evicted in 2014, withdrew $403 in cash using the Mountain West Bank debit card at a Chase Bank ATM in Post Falls on June 8, 2015, according to the Post Falls Police Department. He then charged $560 in four transactions that same day: at Wal-Mart stores in Veradale and Airway Heights, and at a car wash and a gas station in Spokane/ Scott Maben , SR. More here.