Dana Lewis Fleisig, 45, faces a misdemeanor charge of operating his business without a retail license.
In January, the department told Fleisig to “close the business and cease making any sales,” after his retail license was revoked for failing to pay more than $54,000 in sales tax, withholding tax, liquor by the drink tax, and corporate franchise fees, the release said.
On Aug. 4, the department discovered Boondocks was still open and making retail sales.
Fleisig was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center on Wednesday morning and remained incarcerated as of the afternoon pending a bond hearing, according to the jail log.
If convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of $200 and/or 30 days in jail.
According to the restaurant’s website, Fleisig and his daughter “took over Boondocks,” located on Sea Island Parkway, in 2016.
When we publish mugshots
The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette publishes police booking photos, or mugshots, in the following instances:
In situations where a public figure or someone in a position of public trust is arrested
In cases where there is an immediate and widespread threat to public safety
In cases where the arrested person is accused of a crime reporters have evidence to believe involved numerous, unknown victims
Reporters will avoid using mugshots as lead images for online articles in order to limit their circulation on social media, except in cases where the public is served by the immediate identification of the accused. Reporters and editors may use discretion in situations that don’t meet the criteria outlined in this policy but still present a compelling reason to publish a mugshot.
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019.Support my work with a digital subscription
