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| Name | Club MIAMI [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Club Miami closes Owner forfeits liquor license, shuts down bar amid controversy Tyler Simpson / The Sumter Item Former U.S. attorney Reginald Lloyd, right, said in his opening statement that the violent incidents surrounding Club Miami should not blamed on the club itself, but on the community that surrounds it. Still, the club's owner, Jay Warren, decided to forfeit his alcohol license and close down the club. BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com (803) 774-1295 Club Miami is officially closed for good. "I don't want to be in a business establishment where I'm not welcome," said now former club owner Jay Warren, who decided during a trial in Columbia to forfeit his alcohol license to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. This ended the department's two-week campaign to close down Club Miami that began with the March 16 death of 33-year-old Tyrus Archie, who was shot in the parking lot of the business. The sheriff's office took a direct approach of attempting to revoke the club's alcohol license, as they claimed the club has become a meeting ground for drug dealers and convicted criminals. However, Warren still defended the club. "For all the hassle that it has caused me in the past, it's not the club that's causing the problems. It's the patrons that come to the club," Warren said. "Until something can be done about it, the problem will escalate into other locations." Attorney Reginald Lloyd said that Warren had been pondering over the decision to close down the club since the sheriff's office served him a subpoena Thursday but came to the decision while the trial was adjourned for lunch. Warren has been the owner of Club Miami for about 13 years, but it has only been like a side job to him, since his day job is working as a bail bondsman. Even tough it has been a hassle over the past few years, he still found some enjoyment in it. "The things that I enjoyed when I was in the club business for 13 years was the respect I earned from the people that came to my club," Warren said. "Respect is something you earn, and it's a pleasure and opportunity to have it. I would like to say thanks to all the people that came to Club Miami, but Club Miami isn't here anymore. It's gone." Sheriff Anthony Dennis said he spoke with Warren during the lunch break. Warren told him that the numerous complaints from the Sumter community about Club Miami have overwhelmed him, and he no longer wanted to be a pain to the community, according to Dennis. "He has always been pro-law enforcement," Dennis said. "He was just the owner of the club. It wasn't Jay Warren; it was Club Miami." In order to prevent any more problems from arising in the area around Club Miami, Dennis said he will request that no other nightclubs be established in the same structure, adding the location along U.S. 76/378 across from Shaw Air Force Base was not an appropriate place for a nightclub. Dennis also wished to send a message to other nightclubs within Sumter County. "We will be monitoring all clubs so that it won't escalate this point," Dennis said. "We won't hesitate to close down any clubs in Sumter County if they get near this point again." Sumter County resident Calvin Bennett, who previously petitioned to have Club Miami closed down, was excited to hear that the club is no longer in business, but said that it alone won't solve Sumter's crime problem. "Even though the club is down, we still got problems with violence in the community," Bennett said. "Now is the time to really get to work and for the community leaders and community groups to work together to try to solve this problem." The trial was held Friday in administrative law court in Columbia, with a South Carolina Department of Revenue official representing Sumter County Sheriff's Office. Several representatives from the sheriff's office testified that the level of crimes committed at or near the club had escalated in recent years and the number of crimes ranged from assaults to illegal weapons to drugs. "Usually when you walk into that business, the smell of marijuana reeks coming from there," said investigator Donald Vickers with the drug and narcotics division of the sheriff's office. Lloyd's defense centered upon how club employees, particular bouncers and security, have been compliant with law enforcement and that the club itself should not be blamed for every incident that occurred at or around the business. "Sumter County, in and of itself, is a very violent county," Lloyd said. "It has a higher rate of violence than other counties in the state, and the club itself sits in an area that has a higher rate of crime than most parts of Sumter." Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, March 29, 2014 [1] | |
| HIST | Club Miami closes Owner forfeits liquor license, shuts down bar amid controversy Tyler Simpson / The Sumter Item Former U.S. attorney Reginald Lloyd, right, said in his opening statement that the violent incidents surrounding Club Miami should not blamed on the club itself, but on the community that surrounds it. Still, the club's owner, Jay Warren, decided to forfeit his alcohol license and close down the club. BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com (803) 774-1295 Club Miami is officially closed for good. "I don't want to be in a business establishment where I'm not welcome," said now former club owner Jay Warren, who decided during a trial in Columbia to forfeit his alcohol license to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. This ended the department's two-week campaign to close down Club Miami that began with the March 16 death of 33-year-old Tyrus Archie, who was shot in the parking lot of the business. The sheriff's office took a direct approach of attempting to revoke the club's alcohol license, as they claimed the club has become a meeting ground for drug dealers and convicted criminals. However, Warren still defended the club. "For all the hassle that it has caused me in the past, it's not the club that's causing the problems. It's the patrons that come to the club," Warren said. "Until something can be done about it, the problem will escalate into other locations." Attorney Reginald Lloyd said that Warren had been pondering over the decision to close down the club since the sheriff's office served him a subpoena Thursday but came to the decision while the trial was adjourned for lunch. Warren has been the owner of Club Miami for about 13 years, but it has only been like a side job to him, since his day job is working as a bail bondsman. Even tough it has been a hassle over the past few years, he still found some enjoyment in it. "The things that I enjoyed when I was in the club business for 13 years was the respect I earned from the people that came to my club," Warren said. "Respect is something you earn, and it's a pleasure and opportunity to have it. I would like to say thanks to all the people that came to Club Miami, but Club Miami isn't here anymore. It's gone." Sheriff Anthony Dennis said he spoke with Warren during the lunch break. Warren told him that the numerous complaints from the Sumter community about Club Miami have overwhelmed him, and he no longer wanted to be a pain to the community, according to Dennis. "He has always been pro-law enforcement," Dennis said. "He was just the owner of the club. It wasn't Jay Warren; it was Club Miami." In order to prevent any more problems from arising in the area around Club Miami, Dennis said he will request that no other nightclubs be established in the same structure, adding the location along U.S. 76/378 across from Shaw Air Force Base was not an appropriate place for a nightclub. Dennis also wished to send a message to other nightclubs within Sumter County. "We will be monitoring all clubs so that it won't escalate this point," Dennis said. "We won't hesitate to close down any clubs in Sumter County if they get near this point again." Sumter County resident Calvin Bennett, who previously petitioned to have Club Miami closed down, was excited to hear that the club is no longer in business, but said that it alone won't solve Sumter's crime problem. "Even though the club is down, we still got problems with violence in the community," Bennett said. "Now is the time to really get to work and for the community leaders and community groups to work together to try to solve this problem." The trial was held Friday in administrative law court in Columbia, with a South Carolina Department of Revenue official representing Sumter County Sheriff's Office. Several representatives from the sheriff's office testified that the level of crimes committed at or near the club had escalated in recent years and the number of crimes ranged from assaults to illegal weapons to drugs. "Usually when you walk into that business, the smell of marijuana reeks coming from there," said investigator Donald Vickers with the drug and narcotics division of the sheriff's office. Lloyd's defense centered upon how club employees, particular bouncers and security, have been compliant with law enforcement and that the club itself should not be blamed for every incident that occurred at or around the business. "Sumter County, in and of itself, is a very violent county," Lloyd said. "It has a higher rate of violence than other counties in the state, and the club itself sits in an area that has a higher rate of crime than most parts of Sumter." Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, March 29, 2014 | |
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| Person ID | I291638 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 12 Apr 2014 | |
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