The owner of Schweinhaus Biergarten in Bellingham has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges related to the theft and trafficking of stolen alcohol at an Issaquah brewery he previously co-owned.
Brandon Robert Bates, 48, appeared in King County Superior Court via Zoom on Monday morning. His arraignment hearing lasted about five minutes.
Bates was charged in King County with first-degree theft, first-degree identity theft, first-degree possession of stolen property and first-degree trafficking of stolen property on June 29…