SAN MARCOS — John Raymond Hatch III, former Democratic party chair and owner of Proof Liquor & Deli, was arrested and booked into the Hays County Jail Sept. 24 on warrants out of Johnson County for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco without a valid permit.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, a state police investigator conducted a retail cigarette and tobacco products inspection at the Burleson location of Proof Liquor & Deli Aug. 26.
“During this regulatory inspection/investigation, [Sergeant Daniel Doss] observed this business retail cigarette and tobacco products permit posted for public view to be expired 05/31/2026,” read the affidavit…