The two owners of the Golden Steer restaurant, facing 15 misdemeanor charges for allegedly buying and selling stolen alcohol during an undercover police operation, will have a pretrial hearing Jan. 26 in Kent Muncipal Court.
A judge granted a continuance in the case Monday, Dec. 1. A defense attorney requested continuance due to ongoing investigation, negotiations and scheduling because of the holidays, according to court documents.
Mohammed F. Alsadi, 33, and Widad G. Defar, 35, who are married and live in Kent, pleaded not guilty to all charges Oct. 28 after their Oct. 15 arrest by Kent Police. Alsadi and Defar were each booked and released on Oct. 15 from the city of Kent Correctional Facility. They each posted bail, which was set at $4,000…