Woodlands bartender arrested in alcohol crackdown She's accused of over-serving drunken man

Chelsea Willburn was arrested at the Baker Street Pub in the Woodlands. Chelsea Willburn was arrested at the Baker Street Pub in the Woodlands. Photo: Montgomery County DWI Task Force Photo: Montgomery County DWI Task Force Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Woodlands bartender arrested in alcohol crackdown 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

A bartender from The Woodlands who allegedly served liquor to a man so drunk he was stumbling around and yelling racial epithets was arrested, a sign of increasing focus by law enforcement on those who over-serve alcohol to patrons.

Montgomery County's undercover Bars and Cars Task Force formed earlier this year to curb a resurgence of intoxication manslaughter in the county, where the traffic fatality rate is twice that in Harris County.

Chelsea Willburn, the 24-year-old bartender, was arrested on a liquor violation charge about 2:30 a.m. Saturday at Baker Street Pub, 25 Waterway Avenue in The Woodlands. She was placed in jail and released on $750 bail, said Warren Diepraam, vehicular crimes section chief for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

Willburn could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

A Baker Street Pub employee, Serena Dameshghi, said, "All I can say is we conduct thorough training for all of our bartenders and wait staff on compliance with TABC (Texas Alcohol Beverage Comission) regulations. As a policy, I can't comment any further."

A Houston Chronicle analysis in July of Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission enforcement records shows that criminal prosecutions against businesses or their employees for over-serving alcohol are rare. For example, in Montgomery County only eight criminal cases had been filed since 2007.

Also arrested in the Saturday operation were Felipe Mendoza, 36, and Deborah Bustamonte, 45, both charged with driving while intoxicated.