Everett demolish notorious bikini barista stands
Dec 3, 2014, 10:09 AM | Updated: 4:36 pm
The city of Everett is tearing down Java Juggs (pictured) and Twin Peak coffee stands on Wednesday. (KIRO Radio file photo)
(KIRO Radio file photo)
Two bikini barista stands in Everett were demolished Wednesday.
The Everett Herald reports an excavator tore down the purple Java Juggs on Highway 99 Wednesday morning and Carmela Panico’s Twin Peaks stand was next.
Prosecutors say baristas at five stands owned by Panico engaged in sex shows and prostitution to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in tips.
The city opted to tear down the stands after Panico agreed in a plea deal to walk away from the businesses. Panico pleaded guilty to charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering in Sept. 2014.
Panico turned her coffee stands over to the city, promised not to open any more in Snohomish county, and agreed to provide testimony against others involved in her activities. That testimony may involve Darrell O’Neill, a former Snohomish County sheriff’s sergeant, who is accused of helping Panico avoid law enforcement, according to the Herald.
